Officials continue fire probe

There were no working smoke alarms in the house.
WARREN -- Local and state fire officials are looking at what the adults in a Leavittsburg home were doing at the time of a fire last week that killed two little girls.
"The investigation is focused on the actions of adults present at the time of the fire," said Denise Lee, spokeswoman for the Department of Commerce, under which is the state fire marshal's office. She said she could not elaborate.
There were no working smoke detectors in the home at the time of last week's blaze, she said.
The fire broke out about 10 a.m. Wednesday in a Cape Cod-style house at 823 McConnell Road near LaBrae's new school complex on North Leavitt Road.
The children's mother, De'it Dunkerton, 27, was burned and taken by helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland and has since been released.
Man in house
A Warren man, Shawn Price, 27, was also in the house at the time of the fire, said Lt. Don Bishop of the Warren Township Police Department. Price showed reporters burns to his hand, but didn't immediately seek medical attention.
Price told reporters it appeared the fire may have started around a sheet in the kitchen and might have been started by the children. He said he and Dunkerton tried to put the fire out with a large pot of water but could not because the fire grew so quickly.
Bishop said he would not comment at this time on what aspect of the adults' actions that day are under investigation.
Cause of deaths pending
Coroner's office rulings on the exact manner and causes of death of the two young girls will likely not be available for six to eight weeks, the coroner's office said Friday.
Autopsies on Sha'Dale Wright, 1, and Au'Zua Wright, 3, were performed Thursday at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital by Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, forensic pathologist and chief deputy coroner.
The causes of death are listed on the death certificates as "pending further studies, police investigation and fire marshal's report," the coroner's office said.
In Trumbull County, all fire deaths are treated as homicides until proved otherwise, Dr. Germaniuk explained, noting the extensive investigative process involves police, witnesses, the state fire marshal's office and medical testing.