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Archive Home > 2007 > July > 13 > Fires east of Bend likely sparked by vehicle brake pads, officials say

Fires east of Bend likely sparked by vehicle brake pads, officials say

By Chris Stollar and Yoko Minoura / The Bulletin
July 13, 2007

Crews extinguished three small fires Thursday east of Bend that probably were started by shards of a vehicle’s brake pads.

The most significant fire started about 9:30 a.m. Thursday off U.S. Highway 20, just west of Dodds Road, Bend Fire Department Battalion Chief Bill Boos said. It....

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