The story behind the lawsuit goes like this. On or about May 9, 2024, a fire tore through a property at 1760 Gypsum Creek Road in Gypsum, Colorado. The property, owned by SV Ranch, LLC, was leased to tenant Myrtle Frenz, who had left that morning with her four dogs still at the property. When Frenz returned hours later, she found the damage – and noticed that one of the range’s front control knobs had been turned to the “on” position. Frenz suspects one of her dogs bumped the knob while she was out, inadvertently switching on a heating element that ignited nearby material.
