Overview
- Fire erupted just before midnight on Dec. 23 at a home on Upper Dry Fork Road in McKee, Jackson County, according to Kentucky State Police.
- The victims pronounced dead at the scene were a 7-month-old, a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old, and a 4-year-old was transferred to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
- Three adults identified as Tyler Monst, 23, Morgan Johnson, 22, and Florence Johnson, 76, were hospitalized at UK Chandler Hospital for injuries.
- McKee’s police chief said the home was fully engulfed when responders arrived, and KSP Detective Anthony Bowling is leading the multi-agency investigation.
- Local organizers and residents have launched donation efforts, including a community fund at Jackson County Bank and a GoFundMe, to support the family.