VANCOUVER, Wash., April 27 (UPI) -- A man upset about money problems and his failing marriage likely set a fire that killed him and five of his children, Vancouver, Wash., police said Wednesday.
Police said the Easter morning fire was still under investigation, The (Vancouver) Columbian reported. Tuan Dao, 37, died with his children, Nolan, 12, Noah and Jacob, both 9, Samantha, 8, and Nathan, 6.
"The investigation to this point has identified only Tuan Dao as the possible suspect in this incident," police said in a press release. "There is no information at this time that there are other outstanding suspects. The investigation is continuing as detectives attempt to corroborate information regarding Mr. Dao's activities in the days prior to the fire."
The only surviving members of the family are Lori Dao, Tuan's wife, and a daughter, Alena, 13, who were not in the house when it burned.
The couple filed for bankruptcy last year, listing $158,000 in credit card debt and $262,000 in outstanding mortgage debt on a house currently valued at $179,000.
Neighbors said the family moved out this year, removing their possessions. Dao, who worked for Federal Express in Portland, Ore., moved back in a few weeks ago without his wife.
