3 children hospitalized after 2-alarm fire in northern Kentucky

Four people were taken to the hospital, including three children, after a house fire in northern Kentucky Tuesday, fire crews told WLWT.Crews responded to the two-alarm fire at a home in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky.When the fire broke out, there were seven people inside, including a mother, father and five children. The fire chief on scene said if it weren’t for the father’s quick action, the incident could have been much worse.WLWT spoke with the father, Marshall Kilgore, who said he was on the first floor and heard screaming on the second floor. He ran up and began taking children out of a burning room.”I took off running upstairs. It was a different kind of scream,” Kilgore told WLWT.Kilgore said he ran into the burning room three times pulling out kids, including his son who has autism. He tells WLWT his son suffered the most serious injuries, saying he couldn’t find him in the smoke and fire but kept going toward the sound of crying. “I’m moving the fire around. I’m in it. Shoving it to the side looking for my son, screaming for him,” Kilgore said.He described the scene to WLWT, saying how difficult the conditions were.”I couldn’t see nothing, can’t even see my hands in front of my face. Then I finally just heard his cry, that was only 3-4 feet in front of me and my hands touched his. I grabbed him and come running out and his whole side is burnt,” Kilgore said. His son was taken to Children’s but Kilgore says he is now being transported to a burn unit in Dayton. Two other children, ages 6 and 2, and Kilgore were treated and released.Video and photos from the scene show the home suffered heavy damage. Multiple fire crews can be seen on the scene assisting.Kilgore says they lost everything, including the things they bought the children to start school Wednesday. “Lost everything. All their school shoes, school clothes, everything we had saved up. It’s all gone, everything,” Kilgore said.The family tells WLWT they’re working to create a GoFundMe for any assistance in recovering items lost.

DAYTON, Ky. —

Four people were taken to the hospital, including three children, after a house fire in northern Kentucky Tuesday, fire crews told WLWT.

Crews responded to the two-alarm fire at a home in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky.

When the fire broke out, there were seven people inside, including a mother, father and five children.

The fire chief on scene said if it weren’t for the father’s quick action, the incident could have been much worse.

WLWT spoke with the father, Marshall Kilgore, who said he was on the first floor and heard screaming on the second floor. He ran up and began taking children out of a burning room.

“I took off running upstairs. It was a different kind of scream,” Kilgore told WLWT.

Kilgore said he ran into the burning room three times pulling out kids, including his son who has autism. He tells WLWT his son suffered the most serious injuries, saying he couldn’t find him in the smoke and fire but kept going toward the sound of crying.

“I’m moving the fire around. I’m in it. Shoving it to the side looking for my son, screaming for him,” Kilgore said.

He described the scene to WLWT, saying how difficult the conditions were.

“I couldn’t see nothing, can’t even see my hands in front of my face. Then I finally just heard his cry, that was only 3-4 feet in front of me and my hands touched his. I grabbed him and come running out and his whole side is burnt,” Kilgore said.

His son was taken to Children’s but Kilgore says he is now being transported to a burn unit in Dayton. Two other children, ages 6 and 2, and Kilgore were treated and released.

Video and photos from the scene show the home suffered heavy damage. Multiple fire crews can be seen on the scene assisting.

Kilgore says they lost everything, including the things they bought the children to start school Wednesday.

“Lost everything. All their school shoes, school clothes, everything we had saved up. It’s all gone, everything,” Kilgore said.

The family tells WLWT they’re working to create a GoFundMe for any assistance in recovering items lost.