Fifty-eight homeless men were displaced by a small fire late Tuesday night at the men’s shelter in downtown Vancouver.
The fire at Share House, 1115 W. 13th St., was reported at 10:50 p.m. It originated on the top floor in a room shared by two residents, Share Deputy Director Amy Reynolds said. Neither resident was in the room at the time.
Although the fire was extinguished quickly, the resulting water damage was “much more significant,” Reynolds said.
Everyone was evacuated from the building when the fire was reported. Share Orchards Inn and Share Homestead, the nonprofit’s two family shelters, and St. Paul Lutheran Church in downtown Vancouver, sheltered displaced Share House residents overnight Tuesday.
“That’s where people are staying for the time being until the fire marshal approves us to be able to open up again,” Reynolds said.