Nathaniel Holmes, 45 of 221 Rosedale Avenue died at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital at 12:16 a.m. on Feb. 13, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Can Eric Bieber detailed in a release.
His cause and manner of death are pending the results of an auto, although Bieber noted he suffered thermal burns.
The fire broke out in a house with three apartments (only one occupied) before the rain switched to snow late on Monday night, Lancaster Township officials explained.
Area fire crews arrived at 11:32 p.m. to find a car in the yard but no civilians were greeting them. The crew sprung into action quickly making sure they could safely get through the building to search for residents.
As they went to the second floor and could see the fire knocking out the windows on the first floor, officials explained. When they got to the top floor they knocked down a door and forced their way into an apartment where the fire was active. Hoses were directed to the area and the crew members began crawling in “superheated smoke” — that’s when one firefighter felt something under her and found a young girl with her father nearby, Chief Glenn Usdin said.