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Archive Home > 2007 > August > 14 > Close call for Bend homes as fire prompts evacuation

Close call for Bend homes as fire prompts evacuation

4-acre blaze contained; official says it’s likely human caused

By Cindy Powers and Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
August 14, 2007

In less than two hours Monday evening, fire crews knocked down a northeast Bend blaze that sent flames 60 feet into the air and came within 25 feet of a dozen homes.

Firefighters and law enforcement personnel descended on a field of dry sage and juniper trees shortly after 5 p.m. when a series....

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