A fourth residential fire over the weekend claimed a fifth life.
K105 reported earlier this week that three house fires over the weekend killed four people, including a seven-year-old boy. A fifth fire, reported by the Prestonsburg Police Department, has also claimed a life.
On Sunday, firefighters responded to a residential fire on Jane Brown Branch Road in Prestonsburg. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders located “a person outside the home.”
The victim was transported to University of Louisville Hospital where the person died.
Police have not released the identity of the decedent. The Prestonsburg PD has opened a death investigation.
The first of the four deadly weekend fires occurred Saturday night at approximately 11:40 on Isom Bradley Road south of Scottsville in Allen County. Perishing in the blaze were 72-year-old Jerry Emmitt and his wife, 73-year-old Ida Emmitt.
On Sunday morning, a Letcher County house fire in Partridge resulted in the death of 39-year-old Dudley D. Boggs. According to Everidge Funeral home, Boggs’ 61-year-old father had just passed away on December 2.
A fire in Clay City, in Powell County, claimed the life of a seven-year-old boy Sunday morning. Three juveniles were transported to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center while two adults were transported to a local hospital.
The fire was first reported at approximately 11:00 Sunday morning.
Media reports do not indicate how any of the fires began.
(Contributing to this report were WYMT.com, WKYT.com and WBKO.com)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
