TV NSEW THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN A HOUSE FIRINE BROWN CNTOUY. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. I’M MEGAN MITCHELL AND FEIR OFFICIALS CONFIRM THE VICTIMS OR A MAN A WOMAN AND A CHILD THE FIRE BROKE OUT SHORTLY AFTER 5 O CLOCK THIS MORNING ON US 62 IN RIPLEY AND WLWT NEWS 5’S KARIN JOHNSON LIVE FOR US AT THE SCENE WITH THE LATEST HERE KAREN. WE,LL IT’S BEEN JUST A HEARTBREAKING MORNING HERE IN RIPLEY. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS REALLY NOTHING LEFT OF THIS HOME FIRE OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THREE PEOPLE DIED IN THIS FIRE A MAN A WOMAN. AND A CHILD NEIGHBORS TELL US THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS JUST FOUR YEARS OLD ONE NEIGHBOR TOLDS U SHE WOKE UP AROUND FIVE O’CLOCK THIS MORNING TO SEE THEOU HSE ENGUEDLF IN FLAMES THEN SHE SAW TWO LITTLE BOYS RUNNING OVER TO HER HSEOU FOR HELP THOSE BOYS, ESCAPE THE FIRE. WHEN I OPENED UP THE FRONT DOOR THE LITTLE THE OLDEST BOYS THAT CAAN CN YOU HELP US OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE AND I JUST IMMEDIATELY ASKED WHERE THEIR PARENTS WERE AND HE SAID THEY’RE AND I SAID, WHERE’S YOUR SISTER? AND HE SAID THEY’RE DEAD AND I KNOW SHE’S DEAD AND I SAID COME GET GET INSIDE. AND WE ARE TOLDY B NEIGHBORS THAT THE TWO LITTLE BOYS ARE WITH A GRANDPARENTST THIS HOUR. NO OFFICIAL CAUSE AT THIS TIME THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING REPORTING LIVE IN RIPLEY. KAREN JOHNSON WLWT NEWS 5 K
FD: 3 dead, including child, after fire engulfs home in Brown County
Updated: 4:58 PM EST Jan 21, 2022
Three people are dead, including a child, after a fire destroyed a home in Brown County, fire officials say. Scott Eagan with the Ripley Fire Department said the call came in at 5:01 a.m. Friday for a report of a house fire in the 7400 block of Gardner Road. Eagan said when crews arrived on scene, two boys were able to evacuate the home. The two boys were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment. Crews then moved into search and recovery efforts, later recovering a man, woman and a child. All three have been pronounced dead. The Brown County Sheriff's Office has identified the victims as Phillip Royster, 49, Ashley Ramos, 33, and Annabella Royster, 4.One neighbor said she woke up at 5 a.m. to see the house engulfed in flames. She then saw two boys run to her house for help, saying they escaped the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown. The state fire marshal is investigating.Multiple agencies were called to the scene to assist, including crews from Georgetown, Aberdeen and Russellville.This is a breaking news story, WLWT will continue to update with more information as it comes in.
Three people are dead, including a child, after a fire destroyed a home in Brown County, fire officials say.
Scott Eagan with the Ripley Fire Department said the call came in at 5:01 a.m. Friday for a report of a house fire in the 7400 block of Gardner Road.
Eagan said when crews arrived on scene, two boys were able to evacuate the home. The two boys were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Crews then moved into search and recovery efforts, later recovering a man, woman and a child. All three have been pronounced dead.
One neighbor said she woke up at 5 a.m. to see the house engulfed in flames. She then saw two boys run to her house for help, saying they escaped the fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The state fire marshal is investigating.
Multiple agencies were called to the scene to assist, including crews from Georgetown, Aberdeen and Russellville.
This is a breaking news story, WLWT will continue to update with more information as it comes in.
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