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77-Year-Old Dies Weeks After Schuylkill County Fire: Coroner

A man rescued from a house fire in Minersville has died from his injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release. 

Minersville fire on April 14

Minersville fire on April 14

Photo Credit: Facebook/Yorkville Hose Fire-Rescue

Mario Ramirez, 77, suffered burns across more than a third of his body in the North 2nd Street blaze on April 14, officials said. 

He died from complications at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Sunday, April 28, according to the Coroner's Office. The manner of death was accidental. 

In addition to the Coroner's Office, Minersville police are investigating. 

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