BEND, OR -- Investigators blame an improperly discarded cigarette for a small fire at at northeast Bend business, Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to News and Smokes at Third and Vail, just after 7 a.m., and quickly extinguished the small fire at the rear of the building.
Bend Fire says a cigarette was likely tossed into bark dust near the wall; smoldering bark ignited wood siding on fire and the fire traveled into the wall, causing about $5,000 in damage.
officials remind everyone to leave 6"-12" between landscaping bark and combustible materials like siding.
