By Catherine Kozak, Kathy Adams, and Patrick Wilson
The Virginian-Pilot
OCRACOKE, N.C. — A fourth person has died from injuries suffered Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks for a July Fourth holiday display exploded on Ocracoke, an official confirmed today.
Hyde County spokeswoman Jamie Tunnell said sheriff’s officials confirmed today that the fourth victim had succumbed to injuries after being taken by helicopter to Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined that the explosion was accidental, a bureau spokesman said Sunday.
Full story: Explosions shook homes and businesses, could be heard for miles