NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) – Authorities say a New Albany house fire where three young children died began when a teenager fired a flare into the home in a property dispute with one of the residents.
 
Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson said Tuesday that 18-year-old Cody Cashion of New Albany faces three counts of murder and one count of arson resulting in injury.
 
The Jan. 4 fire caused the smoke inhalation deaths of 2-year-old Trinity Hughes, 4-year-old Tyrese Hughes and 6-year-old Tai'zah Hughes. A fourth child, 5-year-old Taty'ana Hughes, was rescued by firefighters and remains hospitalized in Indianapolis.
 
Cashion already was in custody facing charges including attempted murder of a police officer after allegedly crashing his car into a police cruiser on Jan. 8.
 
It wasn't immediately clear if Cashion has an attorney.