PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Crews are still investigating the cause of a Vancouver house fire after firefighters quickly extinguished the flames that destroyed the home’s roof on Sunday afternoon.
Just after 4 p.m., the Vancouver Fire Department responded to reports of a house on fire at 3000 NE 45th Street in Vancouver.
Crews quickly determined the column of fire and smoke had spread to the attic, so firefighters entered the structure with a hose to extinguish it. Other firefighters climbed ladders from the outside to cut holes in the roof with chainsaws to control the flames.
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At one point, an electrical line fell from the house and touched the ground, prompting a response from Clark Public Utilities to quickly shut off power…