Overview
- The blaze was reported just before midnight on Dec. 23 at a home on Upper Dry Fork Road in McKee, Jackson County.
- A 7-month-old, a 2-year-old, and a 3-year-old were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Kentucky State Police.
- A 4-year-old was taken to UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital and later transferred to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio for further treatment.
- Three injured adults — Tyler Monst, 23, Morgan Johnson, 22, and Florence Johnson, 76 — were transported to UK Chandler Hospital.
- KSP Detective Anthony Bowling is leading the ongoing investigation with local agencies; officials say the home was fully engulfed on arrival and neighbors report community fundraisers are being organized.