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3rd Briefing Document, 3 p.m.

State Fire Marshal, Local Police and Fire Investigate Cause of Fireworks Incident

Investigators for the State Fire Marshal continue to investigate the cause of the July 4^th fireworks incident in Woodville. The Fireworks Incident Team, comprised of arson investigators and code enforcement officials from the Fire Marshal's Office is working in conjunction with the Woodville police and fire departments.

As of 3 p.m. today, there was no new information regarding the cause of explosion.

Investigators were expected to complete more interviews of witnesses and victims today, as well as turn over information collected so far to the State Fire Marshal's Code Enforcement Section. That section is reviewing the information to determine if fireworks laws regarding exhibitions were followed. At this juncture, they are specifically working to determine if the proper distances from the mortar to the crowd were observed, whom the shooter's assistants were and if they were properly registered, whether the devices involved were properly secured, and whether the devices functioned as they were designed to.

An overview of frequently asked fireworks questions can be found at: http://www.com.state.oh.us.

No new information on this incident will be available until the next briefing, at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

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