September 25. 2009
Fire destroyed a storage building near Sunriver early Thursday morning, but firefighters stopped the spreading blaze from burning much of the surrounding brush and trees.
The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District, Sunriver Fire Department and Oregon Department of Forestry responded to the fire in the 17300 block of Jacinto Road about 12:15 a.m., according to a news release from the La Pine fire district.
The fire is believed to have started in a small wood outbuilding used for storage and then spread to surrounding areas. When fire crews arrived, they found the outbuilding was a “total loss,” but they held the wildland fire to about one-quarter of an acre. No one was injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, with the assistance of the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office, according to the release.
