A fire Tuesday morning that heavily damaged a northeast Bend home that was up for sale has been determined to be apparent arson, and Oregon State Police have joined Bend police and fire officials in the investigation. Bend Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched around 6:50 a.m. to the blaze in the 500 block of Northeast Olney Avenue.
The first crews to arrive found smoke coming from the roof and a fire inside, Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki said. The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to the home and contents.
Derlacki said at the scene that no one was at the home at the time of the fire, and that it was listed for sale.