A Monday night fire at Fair Oaks Estates senior living community in Vancouver’s North Image neighborhood displaced a single resident and dog.
Vancouver Fire Department crews were dispatched at 9:35 p.m. to 5404 N.E. 121st Ave., Suite 26. The first arriving crews reported an attic fire in a mobile home, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.
A fire department news release issued Tuesday morning said heavy smoke was pouring from the residence.
Neighbors had called 911 after smelling smoke and banged on the door of the residence to see if anyone was home. No one answered, and the house was dark. The neighbors turned on sprinklers to stop the fire from spreading to hedges that separate the mobile home park from One Lake Place condominiums.
Crews used a hose line to extinguish flames on the exterior before entering the residence and continuing their efforts to stop the fire, the news release said.
The fire department noted that the private water supply at Fair Oaks Estates posed a challenge in setting up a stable source of water to battle the blaze. Firefighters sawed through a fence separating Fair Oaks from One Lake Place to access a hydrant within the condo complex.
About 20 minutes after the fire call, a firefighter on scene reported it had been knocked down in the attic, and crews were working to clear the home of smoke, according to scanner traffic.
The Red Cross was called to assist the displaced resident and dog.
A total of 25 fire personnel responded to the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office.
