PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a small house about 10 miles from Pendleton, Ore., killing two adults.
Umatilla County Undersheriff Terry Rowan said Thursday that evidence so far indicates the victims are 52-year-old Denton Christopher Kaufman and his 47-year-old wife, Kristina Louise Kaufman.
The cause of the Wednesday night blaze is under investigation. Some pets also died in the fire.
Pendleton Fire Marshal Tyler Nokes tells the East Oregonian the area is a “no man’s land” that’s outside any fire department’s jurisdiction.
