Investigators couldn’t find enough evidence in the wreckage of a Ridgefield house fire that killed a woman earlier this month to clearly determine its cause.
The fire was reported early Aug. 8 at 29305 N.W. 41st Ave. Firefighters found the home burning intensely, and a man lying on the ground after jumping from a second-floor window to escape.
He told firefighters that Stefany Cutler-Ffitch, 23, had run inside to retrieve dogs still inside.
Cutler-Ffitch did not make it back outside, and firefighters could not rescue her. She died of smoke inhalation, according to the Clark County medical examiner.
Two dogs escaped the fire, but another, a pug named Mario, died.
Deputy Clark County Fire Marshal Alicia Perry said there was too little definitive evidence to explain how the fire started so it will remain undetermined.
Friends set up a GoFundMe fundraising page to help surviving family get back on their feet, under “David, Brenda & family.”
