COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Attorneys with Morgan & Morgan announced a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the victims of a deadly propane explosion in Copiah County.

The explosion happened on January 14 at a home on Wilderness Road. According to attorneys Benjamin Wilson and Doug Mercier, four people were killed in the explosion.

Mercier said three of the victims are from the same family. They’re suing Herring Gas and two of the company’s employees, claiming the propane tank was improperly installed and inspected the night before the explosion.

“If you can imagine your spouse, your child on fire, your father, your brother on fire, trying to save them. Those are mental scars that won’t heal. Not just that, but Mitzie and her daughter Maggie will have scars on their arms from the burns forever,” said Mercier.

WJTV 12 News reached out to Herring Gas about the lawsuit, and officials with the company said they have no statement at this time.