UPDATE:
Kentucky State Police have identified the four people killed in a house fire in Casey County.
According to police, 29-year-old Ariel Gordon and 39-year-old Thomas Moss were found dead inside the home, along with two children.
Police say their bodies have been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office.
The cause of the fire and the deaths remain under investigation by KSP.
ORIGINAL:
The Casey County coroner tells LEX 18 that four people are dead after a fire broke out at a home.
Kentucky State Police reports that around 3:26 p.m., they received calls of a house fire at the intersection of Highways 70 and 837. The coroner says the fire is 11 miles outside Liberty and very close to the Pulaski County line.
Four people were unable to escape and died in the fire.
Trooper Jonathan Houk says KSP is unable to get inside for investigation as of 8:30 p.m. because the fire is still active but well contained.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The Southeast Casey County Fire Department posted the following on their Facebook:
This is a developing story. Stay with LEX 18 as we learn more.
