BEND, OR -- Bend Fire and Rescue credits working smoke alarms for saving a woman and her two dogs from a house fire, early Wednesday morning. She awoke to the alarms at about 1 a.m., grabbed her pets and evacuated.
Firefighters arrived on NE Penn to find the home’s basement fully involved, with flames coming through the sliding glass door. They were able to hold the fire in the basement.
Losses are estimated at around $95,000. The woman said she accidentally left a candle burning on a wooden table, which is believed to have caused the fire.


