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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
October 26, 2002
Vito Bartolotta smelled plastic burning at 3:05 a.m. Sunday morning after his dog, Sunny, awoke him, whining.
The 32-year-old looked out the two large picture windows in his bedroom and noticed an ominous orange glow reflecting back at him.
"I got out of bed and could see the entryway of....