SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Spearfish Police Department has released the names of the five children killed in the weekend house fire.
The victims are presumed to be: Phibie Joyce Moyer, 6, Clinton James Johnson, 7, Ryland Zane Gee, 8, Justice Lillian Gene Roden, 9, and Tanlynn Crystal Rain roden, 11. Pending forensic medical examinations will verify the identities.
Friends and family have established a GoFundMe account that has raised thousands of dollars.
Teddy bears, flowers and cards have been piling up in front of the charred remains of the home, where fire broke out around 4 a.m. Saturday.
Neighbors and witnesses told area media they could hear smoke alarms sounding and the sound of the fire was "devastating." Some adults were injured trying to save the children. It took firefighting crews an hour-and-a-half to put out the fire.
Investigators are continuing their work into determining the cause of the fire.
Mourners are standing outside a wire fence erected around the structure to keep them a safe distance away.
Counseling services are available at school where the children attended. Social media indicates three of the children attended school in Sturgis.