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Woman Found Dead In Car After PA House Explosion, Fire Identified: Coroner
The woman found dead inside a burning vehicle following reports of a house explosion in Manheim Township has been identified, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 28.
Ronda Meckley, 65, of Manheim Township, was discovered inside the vehicle near Hoffacker Road and Gabco Lane after firefighters extinguished the flames around midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 25, according to the York County Coroner’s Office.
Fire crews had initially been called at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, for reports of a house explosion but arrived to find only the burning vehicle.
Meckley was pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m. …
Lackawanna County Man Is 2nd Victim Killed By Home Explosion: Coroner
A second victim has died from injuries following a home explosion in Lackawanna County, authorities said.
Leon W. Gruss, 91, of Jefferson Township, was pronounced dead on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 12:38 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The cause of death is 51% burns to the body due to the explosion and house fire, Buglio said.
The explosion occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at approximately 2:15 p.m. in the 1000 Block of Mount Cobb Road in Jefferson Township.
A woman who died at the scene was identified as Diane Gruss…
