( CNN ) -- A mother and eight children were killed in a Kentucky house fire early Thursday , authorities said . Two people -- the children 's father , Chad J. Watson , 36 , and an 11-year-old child -- survived . Both were taken via air ambulance to a hospital in Nashville , Tennessee and were listed in stable condition . The mother was identified as 35-year-old LaRae Watson . The children who died ranged in age from 4 to 15 . Investigators have ruled the fire at a rural home in Greenville accidental , according to Kentucky State Police . `` It appears that an electric baseboard heater located in a bedroom ignited some nearby combustibles , '' they said in a statement . The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. Thursday . Aerial video from CNN affiliate WTVF showed the house 's charred exterior and blackened debris scattered around it . Multiple fatalities reported .
NEW : Fire at rural Kentucky home kills three , two children . ER : Child , eight , and mother , 36 , taken to hospital , listed in stable condition . NEW : Investigators rule the fire was accidental , apparently started by firefighters .