Victim Identified in Smith County Fire

SMITH COUNTY — Smith County Assistant Fire Marshal Oren Hale says the cause of a deadly fire is undetermined because of the extensive level of destruction to a mobile home. He says authorities are fairly confident the fire was accidental. The man who died as a result of the fire has been identified as 59-year-old Michael Patrick Flowers. Three homes have been termed total losses as a result of the blaze, on County Road 195. According to KETK, firefighters were called to the Cedars mobile home community on the road’s 15000 block Thursday afternoon. Investigators say the victim was able to get outside his burning mobile home, but died when he got outside. Departments from Noonday, Tyler, Bullard, Flint/Greshman, Dixie, and Whitehouse responded.