Couple and neighbour killed as Texas barn explodes

A couple and their neighbour have died after an explosion and fire tore through a north-east Texas barn (Lori Dunn/The Texarkana Gazette/AP)

A couple and their neighbour have died after an explosion and fire tore through a north-east Texas barn.

The blast happened in Simms, Texas, about 27 miles west of Texarkana, with the barn’s owners, Steven Granbery, 60, and Cynthia Granbery, 55, and 65-year-old William Barnes all killed.