RICHLAND, N.Y. -- Authorities have tentatively released the identities of the eight Richland fire victims. Among them are Robin Dillenbeck, 26, and her four children, Joseph A. Dillenbeck, 10, Riely Pottenburgh, 6, Dayton Lance, 6 months, and Dante Lance, 20 months, along with Robin’s boyfriend, Dale Lance Jr., 19. Dale is the father of Dayton and Dante Lance. Dale’s mother, Michelle Lance, 41, also died in the fire along with her boyfriend David Muir, 33.

The deceased have all been removed to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office for testing to establish possible I.D.

The owner of the house, Anthony "Tiny" DeRoose is the one confirmed survivor. DeRoose was on the first floor when the fire started. Sheriff Reuel Todd says the eight people who were trapped and died were all on the second floor.

Although not related to anyone in the home, we're told DeRoose helped raised Dale Lance Jr.

One neighbor said DeRoose was restrained in handcuffs because he wanted to go back in to save the other residents.

The investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing and at this time has not been established.

The fire started early Sunday around 3 a.m. at a home on County Route 48 in the Town of Richland. Firefighters were quick to arrive, but say the smoke and flames were so intense they never had a chance to enter the house. Sheriff Reuel Todd says the eight people who were trapped and died were all on the second floor. The one person who did survive was on the first floor when the fire started.

The sheriff believes those lives could have been saved by a simple safety measure.

"A possibility they were overcome by smoke before they knew it. Again there was no, and we can't say this often enough. There were

no smoke detectors in the house of any sort to alert people, and again, it's not normally the fire, it's the smoke, and there's the possibility never knew there was a fire until it was too late,” said Reuel Todd, Oswego County Sheriff.

Investigators are looking into what caused the fire. They do not believe foul play was involved.

If you would like to help with funeral expenses, Alliance Bank in Pulaski has set up an account for people to make donations.