REDMOND, Ore. -- A fire early Thursday morning heavily damaged a shop building west of Redmond, off Highway 126, officials said. A planned power outage and no fire hydrants in the area posed challenges to firefighters.
Around 2 a.m., Redmond Fire & Rescue responded to a reported structure fire at 7915 W Highway 126. Callers to 911 reported a shop building was on fire and no water was available due to a planned power outage in the area.
Arriving firefighters found smoke pouring from the building and confirmed that no one was inside the building. Due to no fire hydrants being located in the area, water had to be shuttled to the scene.
Due to the amount of material located within the building, fire crews were on scene for a total of four hours ensuring any hot spots were located and extinguished.
The cause of the fire was traced to a propane heater located too close to combustible material. No injuries were reported.
Aa a reminder, fire officials said all heaters need at least three feet of clearance from any combustible material.


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