A March 27 fire that displaced seven people from two apartments in the Sifton area was caused by a piece of furniture placed against a wall heater.
The fire was ignited in an upstairs apartment’s bedroom, Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Rick Searls said. There was no one home at the time, so the fire went undetected until smoke alerted neighbors, he said.
Crews dispatched at 8:30 p.m. to Prairie View Apartments, 12611 N.E. 99th St., arrived to find fire coming from a third-story window, according to a media release from the Vancouver Fire Department.
Firefighters made an initial attack on the blaze while searching the building to make sure all occupants were safely outside, the media release said.