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Spike in apartment fires alarms officials in Southwest Washington, Oregon

Unattended cooking fires are No. 1 cause of house fires in Vancouver

By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter
Published: June 26, 2024, 6:06am
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A firefighter stands near the back patio of a burned apartment unit June 11 at the site of a three-alarm fire at the Erica Village apartment complex in Hazel Dell. Regional fire officials are sounding the alarm over a disturbing trend at the start of summer: a rash of destructive fires at multifamily buildings.
A firefighter stands near the back patio of a burned apartment unit June 11 at the site of a three-alarm fire at the Erica Village apartment complex in Hazel Dell. Regional fire officials are sounding the alarm over a disturbing trend at the start of summer: a rash of destructive fires at multifamily buildings. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files) Photo Gallery

Regional fire officials are sounding the alarm over a disturbing trend at the start of summer: a rash of destructive fires at multifamily buildings.

In one week this month, the American Red Cross for the Cascades Region covering Oregon and Southwest Washington helped families displaced by 17 fires, including five that burned in multifamily buildings.

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