EVERETT — Detectives have ruled out suspicious causes in a fatal fire in south Everett in May and closed the case.
The exact cause of the May 23 fire at the Candlewood Apartments along W. Casino Road could not be determined, but there was no evidence of a crime, Everett police officer Aaron Snell said.
The victim, Danny J. Gregory Sr., 51, died of burns and smoke inhalation, officials said.
“There was nothing suspicious about the death, and the medical examiner ruled it an accident,” Snell said.
For months, investigators had declined to discuss the case until it was wrapped up.
The “A” building at the apartment complex also caught fire in 2012. That was an accident attributed to a clothing iron.
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