1 adult, 3 children die in Smith County house fire Smith County House Fire By Christian Terry and Blake Holland | January 11, 2021 at 12:08 PM CST - Updated January 11 at 9:59 PM SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks confirmed that several family members died in a fire Monday. Brooks said one adult and three children died in a fire at a home on DeVonne Drive near U.S. Highway 271 in the Starrville area. âThe information we have is that this is the mother of the three children inside the home,â Brooks said. He said one man was also taken to the hospital by EMS. He said crews arrived and attempted to check and see if anyone else was inside the home, but the fire was too intense and they had to back up.