Update: Fire that heavily damaged SW Redmond home caused by improper disposal of smoking materials
Barney Lerten
(Update: Investigators find cause of house fire)
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Authorities have found the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a southwest Redmond home Wednesday night. Residents got out unhurt and firefighters stopped its spread to nearby trees and grass.
Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were sent around 9:20 p.m. to the reported fire in the 300 block of Southwest 35th Street, Fire Marshal/Public Information Officer Tom Mooney said.
Crews arrived to find flames erupting from the single-story home and spreading to the trees and grass, he said. They quickly deployed hand lines to put out the house fire and stop its spread into the wildland-urban interface.
As the fire was quickly brought under control, crews learned all occupants escaped without injuries. Mooney said a resident was displaced and is being assisted by family members.
Mooney said Thursday that the “cause of the fire was determined to be the improper disposal of smoking material, igniting nearby vegetation. The fire then spread to the wooden deck that was attached to the residence and then damaged the residence.”
“Redmond Fire & Rescue would like to thank Cloverdale RFPD, Redmond Police and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance,” Mooney said in a news release.