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4th person dies of injuries in propane tank home explosion

4th person dies of injuries in propane tank home explosion

Posted: Dec 13, 2014 12:23 PM EST Updated: Dec 19, 2014 5:43 PM EST
LAKE CITY, Ark. (AP) - A fourth person who was injured when a home exploded at Lake City last month has died.

The Jonesboro Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1GyFIjr ) that 66-year-old Gary Gilley died Friday at a Memphis hospital.

Gilley's death comes two days after 49-year-old Ellis Glen Eaton died at the same hospital of injuries he suffered in the blast. Gilley's 64-year-old wife - Deborah Gilley - and 11-year-old Slade Gilley were both killed in the Nov. 29 blast.

A 12-year-old was also injured but has since been released from a hospital.

Investigators have said Gary Gilley and Eaton were connecting a gas line to a propane tank for a stove at Gilley's home when a gas leak inside the home caused the explosion.