A 61-year-old Carbon County man has died as a result of an exploding firework on his property, close to the Lehigh County border, authorities said.
The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said Kevin J. Koch of Towamensing Township was pronounced dead just before 6:40 p.m. Sept. 16 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township.
Koch died of blast and thermal injuries due to the explosion of the pyrotechnic device. The death was ruled accidental by Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio…