7 Dead in Kentucky House Fire

A FIRE LATE SATURDAY MORNING in Knox County, Kentucky, killed five children, a pregnant woman and her boyfriend.  All apparently perished from smoke inhalation.

Herald-Leader

The fire was dispatched just after 10 am and arriving units found the house well involved with fire.  Relatives who live nearby arrived before the FD and found the two adults in the kitchen just inside the back door where it appeared they were trying to reach the children, but were unable to get to their bedrooms.  The firefighters quickly located the victims and removed them, but all had already died.  The FD had the fire out by 12:30. The victims were the two adults who lived together, the woman's unborn child, and five children.  Three of the kids were the mother's and the other two were guests for a sleep-over party for the children the night before. WTVQ-TV filed this video report from the scene:

The investigators have not yet determined a cause, but they have said that the fire is not suspicious. The Lexington Herald-Leader has the updated  REPORT with more details. WKYT-TV  has additional videos HERE.

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