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Lehigh Valley Man Dies After 34-Foot Fall From Grain Bin: Coroner Lehigh Valley Man Dies After 34-Foot Fall From Grain Bin: Coroner
Lehigh Valley Man Dies After 34-Foot Fall From Grain Bin: Coroner A 72-year-old man is dead after falling from a grain bin at his Upper Macungie home on Sunday, Oct. 29, according to officials.  Dennis D. Schaffer was fixing a "malfunctioning unit" on a grain bin at his Main Street property around 10 a.m. when he slipped, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Schaffer fell 34 feet to the ground and was pronounced dead on-scene by 11 a.m., the coroner said.  His cause of death was multiple blunt-force traumatic injuries due to a fall and his manner of death was accidental, authorities added.  Upper Macungie police are investigatin…

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by Mac Bullock
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3 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie House Fire, Report Says 3 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie House Fire, Report Says
3 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie House Fire, Report Says A heavy fire broke out inside an Upper Macungie house early Tuesday morning, causing three people to be hospitalized, including one firefighter, WFMZ reports. Multiple fire companies responded to the home in the 8100 block of Main Street around 1:30 a.m., and learned of a woman trapped in a second-floor bathroom, the news outlet says citing fire officials on the scene. The woman fell out of a window and was taken to an area hospital, along with her husband, who was also in the home, according to the report. A firefighter has since been released from the hospital after being treated fo…

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by Nicole Acosta