Three men are now facing federal charges connected to a fireworks explosion in southeast Oklahoma last year that left one person dead and two others injured.

The July 2025 explosion at the historic Choctaw Nation Capitol grounds killed Ely Smith and injured several others while fireworks were being prepared for Boom in the Valley.

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A South Carolina man was killed during a Fourth of July fireworks explosion, according to the Oconee County Coroner’s Office. Brock K. Jackson, a 20-year-old Aiken resident, died at about 10:45 p.m.