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"New information has emerged as investigators gain clues as to what happened in the fatal Christmas morning fire that claimed five lives in Connecticut.  The three-alarm fire that started around 5 a.m. Sunday has investigators focusing on the ashes from a Yule log that were placed in a bucket before Madonna Badger&amp;#039;s family went to bed. Early Christmas morning the house was engulfed in flames, killing Badger&amp;#039;s three children, Lily, 10, her 7-year-old twins, Grace and Sarah and her parents, Lomer and Pauline Johnson, who were visiting for the holiday. Her father, Lomer, died trying to save one of his granddaughters as their bodies were found just inches apart on either side of an open window. Stamford Fire Chief Antonio Conte told Good Morning America &amp;quot;it appears that the grandfather had one of the children with him, tried to exit the structure but was overcome and passed away. And the little one passed away just inside the window.&amp;quot; Badger, 47, is a New York ad executive in the fashion industry and founded the New York City-based Badger &amp;amp;amp; Winters Group. She bought the $1.7 million dollar home on the Long Island Sound last year and the property was undergoing extensive renovations which is said to have possibly accelerated the fire. On Christmas Eve, Lomer Johnson worked as Santa at Saks Fifth Avenue&amp;#039;s flagship store in Manhattan. &amp;quot;Mr. Johnson was Saks Fifth Avenue&amp;#039;s beloved Santa, and we are heartbroken about this terrible tragedy,&amp;quot; Saks spokeswoman Julia Bently said. Badger&amp;#039;s parents were also going to celebrate their 49th anniversary on Monday, a family member told The New York Times. The only survivors are Madonna Badger and her boyfriend, contractor, Michael Borcina, who had been working on the home. You might also like: Where There&amp;#039;s Smoke: 5 Fire Safety Tips 4 Fire-Safety Mistakes to Avoid - Jennifer Fiorentino, WomansDay.com Editorial Intern  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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