Kentucky

Two people found dead in house fire in Rowan County

Two people in Rowan County are dead as a result of a house fire Tuesday morning, according to Kentucky State Police trooper Zach Haney.

The fire on Pretty Ridge Road was first reported by Morehead dispatch just before 7:30 a.m., Haney said. After firefighters put out the fire and began investigating, they found two sets of human remains.

Haney said the remains are unidentifiable. They’ve been sent to Frankfort to be identified.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Christopher Leach
Lexington Herald-Leader
Chris Leach is a breaking news reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He joined the newspaper in September 2021 after previously working with the Anderson News and the Cats Pause. Chris graduated from UK in December 2018. Support my work with a digital subscription
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