Two people who died in a house fire in Isanti County on Tuesday have been identified by authorities. The victims were identified as Ronald J. Musta, 56, and Kathleen K. Johnson, 65, both of Braham, Minn.
The fire was reported shortly before noon at 41125 Polk St. NE. in rural Braham, according to the Isanti County Sheriff's Office.
Musta and Johnson, whose bodies were found close to each other, died of smoke inhalation, the sheriff's office said Thursday.
Though the cause of the fire remains undetermined, investigators have not found anything suspicious, and the fire and the deaths have been ruled accidental.
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