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Man Dies Days After Reading Apartment Building Fire Man Dies Days After Reading Apartment Building Fire
Man Dies Days After Reading Apartment Building Fire A man rescued from a fire that tore through a Reading apartment building last week has died, authorities said. Crews removed Wayne Michael Eidson, 68, and helped three others out of the building on the 100 block of South Sixth Street around 10 p.m. He was pronounced dead June 12 at 9:13 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County coroner's office. His cause of death was determined to be thermal injuries with smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide toxicity from the fire, the coroner's office said. The manner of death is an accident. Issues with a hy…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Reading Fire Leaves Man Critical Reading Fire Leaves Man Critical
Reading Fire Leaves Man Critical A fire that tore through a Reading apartment building left one man critical Wednesday night. Crews removed the man and helped three others out of the building on the 100 block of South Sixth Street around 10 p.m. Posted by Keith Talarigo on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Issues with a hydrant were reported, and a long hose was run from one on Franklin Street, WFMZ reports. Posted by Keith Talarigo on Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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by Cecilia Levine