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    Victims identified in Ellsworth home explosion

    By Erin Yudt,

    5 hours ago

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    ELLSWORTH, Ohio (WKBN) — The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office has released the names of the victims in the Ellsworth home explosion this past weekend .

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    The victims include:

    • Jeffrey Kocanyar, 69
    • Joann Kocanyar, 67
    • Julie Lubic, 33
    • Adam Lubic, 33

    The autopsies were conducted by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office.

    Several pets were also killed in the explosion.

    Dispatch and fire officials received calls around 7:15 a.m. Saturday for reports of an explosion in the 8000 block of Huxley Road in Ellsworth Township.

    Debris from the explosion was spread about half a mile from the scene. The blast also damaged surrounding homes, with some shifted on their foundations, windows blown in, ceilings cracked and items knocked off shelves and cabinets.

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    The incident remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal and Mahoning County Coroner’s Office.

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