Texas dad in shock after toddler’s death in fire

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HOUSTON (AP) — The father of a toddler who was among three children killed and four injured in a Houston day care fire says he’s still in shock.

Emmanuel Kojah told The Associated Press on Friday that he and his family are trying to cope with the loss of 20-month-old Elizabeth Kojah in the fire that apparently started in the center’s kitchen Thursday.

He says his baby daughter’s death is very difficult and “something we never expected to happen.”

Harris County authorities have identified a second victim as 20-month-old Kendall Stradford. The names of the third victim and the four children who remain hospitalized haven’t been released.

The day care was operating out of a one-story Houston home, and investigators are still trying to find out what started the fire there.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.