Man and three children killed in fire; family shares grief

The names of the four killed during an early morning house fire Monday in Huntington have been released.

According to City of Huntington Communications Director Bryan Chambers, fire crews recovered the bodies of Joseph Dontae Keeton, 30, Kiana Lashay Keeton, 8, and Korbin Allen Rashawn Leonard, 3 when they responded to the fire that started just after 5:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Cottage Street.

The body of 2-year-old Kyson Leeland Keeton was not discovered until 1 p.m.

Joseph Keeton was the father of Kiana and Kyson, officials say.

Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader says the fire has been ruled accidental. She says the case is still under investigation.

David Chapman is the kids' great uncle and babysat them a couple times a month.

"When I got the phone call this morning, I was still half asleep," Chapman said, "and I was trying to shake myself awake. I was like, is this real?"

He says Dante worked for autism services and was known for being great with his clients.

The mother of two of those kids and stepmother of the other says she lives in that home but happened to be at a relative's house Sunday night and was not there when the fire broke out. She says she wishes so badly she would've been there.

A GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses has already raised more than $5,000.

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A third child has now been found inside a home in Huntington that burned early Monday morning.

The fire victims now include a man and three children.

Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader tells WSAZ the third child was found around 1 p.m. Monday.

The fire started just after 5:30 a.m. Monday in the 2800 block of Cottage Street, which is on the east end of Huntington.

Chief Rader says a man was found outside the home and two children were found inside.

Crews spent Monday morning searching the home for a third child. That child was found around 1 p.m.

According to Rader, the victims are ages 30, 8, 3 and 2. The 2-year-old was the last child found inside the home.

Names are not being released at this time. Firefighters are still working to figure out what caused the fire.

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