BLACK JACK, Mo.—Two men were charged with murder in a house explosion near St. Louis that authorities say killed four people who were assembling fireworks in a garage.
St. Louis County prosecutors say 37-year-old Terrell Cooks and 43-year-old Seneca Mahan made fireworks and directed younger people on how to load the canisters and attach a fuse for lighting. They would then sell the fireworks to others. Neither Cooks nor Mahan had a license to make or sell fireworks.
