Failed power transformer along Highway 97 cause of Redmond vegetation fire

(Update: adding information from Fire Marshal Tom Mooney about the cause and property damage.)

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A failed power transformer along Highway 97 was the cause of a vegetation fire that broke out Monday afternoon on SW 1st Street in Redmond, according to Fire Marshal Tom Mooney.

Multiple fire crews responded to the blaze, which has been contained to approximately one-quarter of an acre with no property damage.

According to the app Pulse Point, the fire's forward progression had been stopped by 3:45 p.m. The small but intense flames threw up large plumes of smoke that were visible from Highway 97.