SMITH County, Texas (KLTV) – Smith County fire marshal Jay Brooks confirmed that several family members died in a fire on Monday.
Brooks said an adult and three children died in a fire in a house on DeVonne Drive, near US 271, in the Starrville area.
“The information we have is that this is the mother of the three children in the house,” said Brooks.
He said a man was also taken to the hospital by EMS.
He said that the teams arrived and tried to check if there was anyone else inside the house, but the fire was very intense and they had to retreat.
The fire started around 11.15 am on Monday, according to witnesses.
Units in Winona, Chapel Hill, Lindale, Red Springs, Jackson Heights and Smith County ESD responded to the scene.
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