TUMALO, OR -- A Tumalo home heavily damaged by fire Thursday night, again caught fire Friday morning. Bend Fire & Rescue says the property owner contacted Central Electric Cooperative at about 9 p.m. when power went out at the the house on Grande Loop. Believing it to be a neighborhood outage, the homeowner went to bed. When the CEC technician arrived just before 10, he found smoke coming from the roofline. 

The tech called 911 and helped the homeowner and two dogs safely evacuate. Arriving fire crews found an active attic fire and worked to quickly put it out. They remained on scene to make sure everything was fully extinguished and cleared at about 1:30 a.m. Investigators determined the blaze started from an electrical problem in the attic.

Just after 6 a.m., 911 received multiple calls about a fire at the same house. Crews again found flames shooting from the roof. After putting out the fire, it was determined to have been caused by smoldering material. 

Following both incidents, damages to the home and contents are estimated at about $240,000, along with a $25,000 vehicle.  

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