Texas fireworks accident kills 1, injures 4

One person was killed and four others were injured after a fireworks explosion in a Texas warehouse on Tuesday, officials said.

The accident happened near the town of Gilmer in preparation for Independence Day fireworks in nearby Kilgore, both in rural Upshur County, about 120 miles (200 km) east of Dallas.

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“From our initial interviews with especially one survivor there was an ignition while they were working with it, and then it all happened real fast,” said David Hazel, chief deputy of the Upshur County Sheriff’s office.

The state fire marshal was investigating, Hazel said.

The ignition started a “significant blaze” that destroyed the building, he said.

The Kilgore fireworks show was cancelled.