Several reports of a fire behind warehouses and businesses in northeast Bend Sunday night brought firefighters to the scene, and they stopped the blaze, which destroyed a homeless camp behind one building before it could spread inside, an official said.
Bend Fire & Rescue crews responded to multiple 911 calls around 9:30 p.m. of a fire on the exterior of a commercial building at Northeast First Street and Olney Avenue, Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki said.
A building occupant in the 100 block of Olney Avenue said she was working on preparing the space for her new business when she heard several bangs outside. She went outside to check, found ash was falling into the parking lot and quickly called 911, Derlacki said.