Lightning sparked several fires in Eastern Oregon on Thursday night, including this one south of Pendleton.

On Friday, firefighters finished mopping up a 400-acre grass fire approximately eight miles northeast of Pilot Rock that crept within 50 feet of a home.

The Table Rock Fire was started by lightning during Thursday evening’s thunderstorms, and burned mostly in grass and brush. Sixteen fire engines, one hand crew and two bulldozers responded to the area to keep flames away from structures.

“Due to some really good cooperation from our rural fire departments, they were able to get out there and get a hold of it,” said Jamie Knight, district spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Forestry.

ODF led the suppression effort, with help from fire departments in Helix, Echo, Stanfield, Pendleton, Pilot Rock and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The Umatilla National Forest and Bureau of Indian Affairs also provided assistance. Local farmers use their equipment, too.

Knight said the fire is now 100 percent contained and crews are feeling for hot spots to protect against flare-ups.

More information about fires is available at www.bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com. To report a fire, call the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch at 541-963-7171 or dial 9-1-1.

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Contact George Plaven at gplaven@eastoregonian.com or 541-564-4547.