TUMALO, OR -- A home under construction in Tumalo suffered $100,000 in damage from a fire, Tuesday morning. The homeowner, who lives on-site, reported the blaze on Gerking Market Road, just after 6:30 am. 

 

Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, but not before it damaged the floor in a second story room. Investigators believe the fire started with stain soaked sawdust in a floor sander. The sander had been used on the new wood floors but was not emptied at the end of the day. It’s not clear if it malfunctioned or if the sawdust spontaneously combusted. 

 

Cloverdale Fire and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office assisted Bend Fire at the scene. The family's living quarters were not damaged and there were no injuries reported.