Woman, baby die in Lyon County house fire

UPDATE: (10/22/18, 7:02 p.m.) –

Kentucky State Police release the names of the two victims of an early-morning house fire in Kuttawa.

Investigators say preliminary autopsy results show 29-year-old Amber L. Girkant and her infant son, Nathaniel Vinson, both died of smoke inhalation.

Investigators say 27-year-old Steven Vinson remains in stable condition at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.

State Police say foul play is not suspected but the investigation continues.

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KUTTAWA, Ky. (WTVQ) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a house fire that killed a woman and an infant Monday.

Firefighters received the call about the fire on Thon Stephens Road in Kuttawa around 5:54 a.m.

Trooper say a 27-year-old man in the mobile home was able to get out with a two-year-old child, but the fire was too intense for him to go back in and help the other two people in the home – a 29-year-old woman and 9-month-old boy.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The man was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to be treated for his injuries.

The two-year-old was treated on the scene and released to her grandfather, according to troopers.

An autopsy will be performed on the woman and the infant to determine cause of death.

State Police say the preliminary investigation indicates the fire started in the living room.