The homeowner killed in a house fire Saturday in Amboy has been identified as 69-year-old Michael D. Getty.
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday that he died from smoke inhalation. His death was ruled an accident.
The fire, in which two dogs and a large collection of exotic birds also died, was sparked by a space heater in a bedroom, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office.
Firefighters responded at 8:19 a.m. to a fire at a house in the 13000 block of Northeast 406th Street. Someone reported that Getty had tried to douse the fire with a garden house before going back inside, according to Clark County Fire District 10 Capt. Tony Barnes.
