The cause of a Feb. 21 fatal house fire near Soap Lake has been ruled undetermined, according to the Grant County Fire Marshal’s Office.
Grant County Fire Marshal Bruce Gribble says the extensive damage to the double-wide manufactured home left all fire patterns destroyed. Gribble says there does not appear to be any suspicious activity related to the blaze but added the case is still open to investigation if new information arises.
The fire, which destroyed the residence on Road 19 Northeast early in the morning on Feb. 21, killed 21-year-old Ephrata woman Samantha Harbeck. Samuel Engelhardt, the second occupant of the home, was outside chopping wood at about 12:30 a.m. when he notice the home was on fire, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.