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PORTAGE TOWNSHIP -- Police investigating a fatal fire believe the victims are a Portage Township couple.
On Friday, January 7, at approximately 9:16 p.m., Michigan State Police troopers were called to a structure fire in Houghton County's Portage Township with reports of two individuals being trapped inside. Two persons were found deceased inside the residence. An autopsy has been performed and the results are still pending.
A positive identification has yet to be made, but investigators believe the remains are of husband and wife 32-year-old John Makela and 27-year-old Breanna Makela. They are believed to be the victims inside the residence at the time of the fire. Family members have been contacted by investigators. The coroner is attempting to use dental records and DNA to positively identify the remains, investigators said.