89-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Clothes Catch Fire Burning Brush At His PA Home: Coroner

An 89-year-old Pennsylvania man died of serious burns suffered while burning brush at his home last month, officials said.

Slatington Volunteer Fire Department at the scene.
Photo Credit: *Slatington Volunteer Fire Department*

Cecilia Levine

05/04/2024 11:38 a.m.

Leo C. Pavelco, of Slatington, was burning brush at his home when his clothing caught fire around 5 p.m. April 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said.

Pavelco was hospitalized with burns covering 30.5% of his body, and died on May 3, just after 8 p.m., at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Buglio said.

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