A family of three is safe today after their rental home caught fire around 10:45 last night. Bend Fire is still investigating, but when they arrive at the house near northeast 9th and Hawthorne, they found the porch and the front of the home fully involved. Crews were able to put the fire out, but the house sustained about $170,000 damage. Zarian McManus and his family were able to escape the house without harm. Bend Fire officials will continue the investigation as to the fire's cause.
