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Mom, her 3-year-old die in Kentucky house fire

Police said 30-year-old Kristina Y. Pyszka and her daughter were inside the house when the fire started.

GREENVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police say a house fire has claimed the life of a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. Police were called to the scene in Greenville around 5:10 a.m. Tuesday. 

Police said 30-year-old Kristina Y. Pyszka and her daughter were inside the residence when the fire started. The mother was pronounced dead at the scene, and the child was taken to a hospital but didn’t survive. 

The fire was believed to have started in a bedroom, but the cause remained under investigation. Police say foul play isn't suspected. 

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