Coroner identifies 2 adults, teen and child killed in Carrollton house fire

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Carroll County Coroner has identified two adults, a teenager and a child who died when a home went up in flames in downtown Carrollton, Kentucky, last week.

Jessica Sellers, 42 and her children — Coleton Sellers, 18; Deacon Sellers, 10; and Emilee Boswell, 25, died after a fire broke out at a house in the 200 block of 5th Street on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Crews rescued a 4-year-old girl from the burning home after she was found collapsed on the floor near the back door of the house. Officials said Saturday that she continues to improve at the hospital.

Flames engulfed the two-story home, causing it to collapse in on itself, with charred remains falling over a fence and into a neighboring yard. A large cloud of smoke could be seen rising up from the basement well into the afternoon as firefighters searched for remaining hot spots.

At the time of the fire, investigators said at least one person had died but they believed there were more.

Heavy equipment was brought to sift through the rubble of the burned out home well into Thursday evening before suspending efforts and resuming the search early Friday. That's when crews pulled two bodies from the debris, according to a post on the Carrollton Police Department's Facebook page.

The fourth victim was found Saturday.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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