Family Asking For Prayers After 3 Tragically Die In MS House Propane Explosion

Family members of three people who perished in a Mississippi house explosion are asking for prayers on Facebook. Two young girls were also sent to the hospital with severe burns. A 10-year-old boy playing in the yard was uninjured.

Robby Russell, Betty Russell, and Laura Russell were all pronounced dead after what the Jasper County Sheriff believes was a propane explosion. Betty was Robby’s wife, and Laura was Robby’s mother.

According to Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson, the explosion was caused by a propane heater. The two other family members injured in the explosion will undergo surgery Tuesday afternoon. “We found three deceased victims in the trailer,” Johnson said. “We had heard that a man had been working on a propane heater that was in the house, but we’re still looking into it.” source

Johnson said emergency personnel responded to a call of a trailer fire on County Road 1511 just before 4 p.m. The bodies will be sent to the Mississippi Crime Lab in Jackson for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, according to Johnson.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends at this difficult time.

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