No injuries were reported, and one person was displaced
The Vancouver Fire Department extinguished a small fire at the Meridian Apartments, located at 412 W. 12th St. in Vancouver, Tuesday (Sept. 3) evening.
The 9-1-1 call came in just before 8:30 p.m. and first-arriving firefighters found smoke coming from a window in the back of a ground level apartment. Crews extinguished the fire in just a few minutes preventing further fire extension into adjacent apartments. No injuries were reported, and one person was displaced.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office.
Information provided by the Vancouver Fire Department.
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