SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks confirmed several family members died Monday in a fire.
Brooks said an adult and three children died in a fire at a home on DeVonne Highway, near National Highway 271 in the Starrville area.
“The information we have is that she is the mother of three children inside the house,” Brooks said.
He said a man was also taken to hospital by EMS.
He said teams arrived and tried to check if anyone else was inside the house, but the fire was too intense and they had to back off.
According to witnesses, the fire broke out around 11:15 a.m. Monday.
Units from Winona, Chapel Hill, Lindale, Red Springs, Jackson Heights and Smith County ESD responded to the scene.
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