Todd Hall was March 8 when died 43 in a behavioral health facility in Athens , according to the Lawrence County Prosecutor 's Office . He has reportedly been getting treatment at the facility for several years . Hall was 24 when prosecutors say that , as a prank , he threw a lit cigarette on a shelf crammed with fireworks at the Ohio River Fireworks store . The blaze on July 3 , 1996 , killed eight people , and a ninth died later .
Todd Hall was 43 when died March 8 in a behavioral health facility in Athens , according to the Lawrence County Prosecutor 's Office . He has reportedly been getting treatment at the facility for several years . Hall was 24 when prosecutors say that , as a prank , he threw a lit cigarette on a shelf crammed with fireworks at the Ohio River Fireworks store . The blaze on July 3 , 1996 , killed eight people , and a ninth died later .