article_snippet: A cause of death for the 43-year-old couldn't be immediately confirmed Monday.
article_snippet: The blaze on July 3, 1996, killed nine people and eleven people were injured.
article_snippet: Five of the victims were from Ohio; the four others were from nearby West Virginia.
article_snippet: The Daily Independent reported that victims included 24-year-old Ryan Aldridge; 3-year-old Shelbi Cron; 21-year-old Misti Cron, 31-year-old Candy Lee, 14-year-old Matt Sansom, 8-year-old Ona Tolliver, 34-year-old Floyd Tolliver, 9-year-old Jason Wallace, and 71-year-old Kathlene Wilks.
article_snippet: About 40 people were in the store at the time and ran for the exits when fireworks started going off.
highlights_snippet: The blaze on July 3, 1996, killed eight people, and a ninth died later .