Second of two-alarm fires on Friday, October 2 displaces Ridgefield family, kills 8-month-old puppy

Second of two-alarm fires on Friday, October 2 displaces Ridgefield family, kills 8-month-old puppy

The fire started on the back patio of 1109 Auburn Place in Ridgefield at 11 p.m. Inside, Preston Pearson was falling asleep beside his wife and their young daughter. Their five other children, between the ages of 8 and 16, were also in the house. “...Our oldest daughter comes in and she’s like, ‘Something’s burning,’ so I look over to the window, and I see like an orangish color,” recalls Pearson. “I run downstairs and look at the back patio, an…