REDMOND, OR -- Fire caused about $250,000 in damage to a Redmond four-plex, Friday afternoon. When fire crews arrived, they found the first floor of the townhomes fully engulfed by flames and smoke blowing out the two front windows. 

Firefithers knocked down the blaze and moved inside for salvage and overhaul operations. Police helped evacuate neighbors and rescue a German Shepherd from an adjoining unit. A vehicle parked in front of the townhome was also damaged. 

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.