Family of Gas Well Mishap Victim Hires Law Firm

GILMER — The family of Jeremiah “Jeremy” Neely, who was killed while working at a gas well just southwest of Chireno in Nacogdoches County, has hired a wrongful death law firm. Jeremy Neely was an ex-Kilgore firefighter employed by Platinum Pressure Pumping, Inc. A high-pressure explosion resulted in Neely’s death and the injury of some of his co-workers in the early morning hours on July 5. KETK reports the family is working with Gilmer-based Tefteller Law. An employee of the firm told KTBB Thursday the family has yet to file a lawsuit.