One citizen was badly burned from the fire and was treated medically on scene by fire department paramedics before being transported to the burn unit at Legacy Emanual hospital
At 1:49 p.m. Monday (March 3), Vancouver Fire was dispatched to the report of a vehicle fire at 17401 SE 39th St. in Vancouver in the Vista Del Rio neighborhood.
The first fire engine arrived just six minutes later to find a travel trailer fully engulfed in fire. Crews aggressively fought the fire and extinguished it before the flames spread to nearby houses.
One citizen was badly burned from the fire and was treated medically on scene by fire department paramedics before being transported to the burn unit at Legacy Emanual hospital. No firefighters were injured, and the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s office was on scene to investigate.
Information provided by the Vancouver Fire Department.
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