BEND, OR -- A fire in the Scandia Village RV Park, in northeast Bend, remains under investigation. Bend Fire and Rescue responded Thursday morning, just before 5 a.m. after a neighbor woke to a loud noise and found a fifth wheel fully engulfed in flames. 

No one was home at the time and no injuries were reported. Firefighters extinguished the flames, and prevented damage to neighboring buildings. The RV, a storage trailer and the contents are considered a total loss, with damages estimated at $75,000. 

UPDATE: Bend Police believe the fire was started by a man who was angry with the trailer's owner. The incident began just after 3 a.m. Thursday, when officers arrested 54-year-old Edward Bales for blocking Third Street with his pickup. Investigators say Bales and 26-year-old Austin Stapleton had been drinking together for several hours in Redmond and Bend. While driving to Bales' home in the Scandia Village RV Park, the two got into a fight. Stapleton allegedly punched Bales in the face and took his keys. 

Bales was in custody, charged with DUII, when firefighters were dispatched to his trailer at about 4:45 a.m. About 30 minutes later, Deschutes County deputies responded to a reported DUII in La Pine and arrested Stapleton. Bales' dog was in Stapleton's vehicle at the time of the traffic stop. He's now charged with DUII, assault, robbery, theft, burglary and arson. 

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