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Medical examiner: All 7 victims in Akron house fire died from smoke inhalation

Posted at 2:13 PM, May 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-17 18:16:59-04

The Summit County Medical Examiner said Wednesday that all seven victims of Monday's Fultz Street fire died from smoke inhalation. 

According to the medical examiner's office, the autopsies revealed no non-fire related trauma.

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Dennis Huggins, 35, and Angela Boggs, 38, were both positively identified by the medical examiner Wednesday.

The remaining five victims will be identified through DNA testing but the family identified those victims to News 5 as Cameron Huggins, Alivia Huggins, Kylle Huggins, Daisia Huggins and Jered Boggs.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 

A person of interest was questioned in the case and is being held on an unrelated parole violation. That man has not been named as a suspect and has not been charged.