In Gilmer yesterday, one person died and four were injured after a fireworks explosion at an event venue. Authorities responded to a “major fire” around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Firehouse 9 Farm venue in Gilmer. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office said the fire seems accidental. The explosion seems to have occurred as fireworks were being prepared for a Fourth of July event. The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the fire.
Another accidental death involving a northeast Texas resident happened over the holiday weekend. A four-year-old boy from Paris drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Galveston Saturday night. Police say Asher Rayburn of Paris drowned at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston around 9:30 p.m. last Saturday.
In Greenville, police continue to investigate the death of a woman whose body was found on Interstate 30 on June 27. Police responded to reports from the public of a body in median of the 6400 block of I-30. Officials say the woman does not appear to have been the victim of foul play, nor does she appear to have been in a vehicle accident. The incident is under investigation.