Man Dies 3 Days After House Fire: Lehigh County Coroner

A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man died three days after he was critically injured in a house fire, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 28.

Ronald T. Avery, of Bloomsburg, was caught in the fire in the 200 block of Ridge Street in Scott Township, Columbia County, around 5:40 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.

Avery was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24…

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