The bodies of Christina Hunt, 31, of Kenai, and her children: Judy Jones, 13; Frank Hunt Jr., 7; and Ryan Hunt, 4; were removed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and transported to Anchorage for x-rays, toxicology exams and autopsies.

Kenai Police Chief Chuck Kopp said further investigation at the scene and of the bodies is needed before police and firefighters can determine how the fire started. Hunt's husband, Frank Hunt Sr., 26, of Kenai, was the only person not injured in the fire. He escaped through a window.

"A fire of this nature is dynamic and fast-moving. A lot can happen in a short period of time," Kopp said. "It's improper for us to speculate on the nature of events that occurred."

Kenai Fire Chief Mike Tilly said firefighters are still trying to determine where Hunt and her children were located when the fire started.

He said more interviews were necessary with the survivor in order to determine what transpired before and during the fire. Tilly said there were smoke detectors in the residence and Frank Hunt Sr. told investigators they did go off when the fire broke out. It took firefighters approximately 40 minutes to get the fire under control.

"(The building) had multiple attachments," Tilly said, adding that the trailer was attached to a wood frame structure, and that another building is approximately 50 feet away. "We had people 360 degrees (around the structure) trying to keep it confined to the building of origin."

The family lived at the residence for approximately three years, and Kopp said Jones attended Kenai Middle School. Robert Gonzalez, a Beaver Loop resident living approximately three doors down from the Hunts, said his daughter, 2-year-old Camilla, and Hunt's younger boys were playmates. Gonzalez said he never met the boys' parents. He said his wife and mother-in-law met Christina Hunt.

"(Camilla) had fun with them," Gonzalez said, adding that he knew the boys for approximately seven months. "(They would) do the slide and the tunnel and run around and chase each other."

Gonzalez and his family watched the fire from their home and he said it was far enough away that it didn't pose any danger to his home.

"It's pretty devastating," he said. "It's a sad deal it happened."

Grant Wisniewski, a funeral director at Peninsula Memorial Chapel, said Frank Hunt works for Tim's Janitorial, which is run through the same building that houses the chapel. Every now and then Frank Hunt and his wife, who worked with him for a time, would come into the building to get supplies and pick up a paycheck, but beyond small talk, Wisniewski said he didn't know them very well.

"(Frank Hunt) was a nice guy. They always came in together," Wisniewski said.

Tom Bearup, pastor of the Family Bible Fellowship in Soldotna, said he was able to contact Patricia Pearce, the grandmother of Judy Jones. Pearce lives in San Diego. She's trying to come up with the funds to fly to Alaska and to bury her granddaughter, ex-daughter-in-law and Hunt's two boys, and Bearup said he would like the community's help.

"She was quite distraught," he said. "I've sent out e-mails. I'm also calling different individuals locally."

Bearup received Pearce's contact information through Larry Geordan, who, Bearup said, is putting in the carpet at Family Bible Fellowship's new church. Geordan said he came across Pearce's e-mail address through the Anchorage Daily News' Web site.

Pearce said Jones was her only granddaughter. Jones was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., and she moved to Alaska with her mother when she was 4 years old.

"She was hyper and rambunctious," Pearce said of her granddaughter. "She was going to come down this summer to meet my side of the family for a family reunion. She had never met her great-grandmother."

Bearup said people wanting to help or donate money can call him at 262-8741.

The Salvation Army provided assistance to Frank Hunt after the fire. Craig Fanning, Kenai Corps commanding officer, said he brought three sets of clothing from The Salvation Army's thrift store for the survivor, but he didn't meet Frank Hunt personally and didn't know he was the victim of a fire. Fanning said he also holds the assistance cards for the American Red Cross, but wasn't asked to give Frank Hunt one.

"When he comes to term with what happened then we as a community need to step up," he said. "If he needs clothing or furniture, we'll do what needs to happen to make that happen for him."

Firefighters and police officers are protecting the scene 24 hours a day until conclusive results come back from the medical examiner, Kopp said. Kopp and Tilly wanted to thank Central Emergency Services and the Nikiski Fire Department for their help in putting out the fire and assisting with the investigation.