GRAY, Ky. (AP) — A fire that roared through a ranch-style home in rural, southeastern Kentucky has killed two adults and five children, authorities said.
The identities of the victims were withheld while relatives were being notified following Saturday's fire. Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins said autopsies were planned in Frankfort, likely on Tuesday.
Blevins said the adult victims found inside the home were a woman and her boyfriend. The woman was the mother of three of the children who died, while two other children were from another family, he said Saturday afternoon.
Blevins and Kentucky State Police said the cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Arson investigators went to the scene, but officials said no foul play was suspected.