BEND, Ore. (AP) - Fires driven by high winds forced evacuations Sunday afternoon in and around Bend, Oregon.
The Bulletin reports the evacuations were ordered for a neighbborood in the southwest part of the city as well as a rural area west of the central Oregon community.
Bend Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to a brush fire about 3:42 p.m. Sunday.
The fire had rekindled from a burn pile that was lit Saturday and spread quickly, driven by gusty winds.
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