YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Update (Jan.10) The York County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died at York Hospital after a fire in Jackson Township.
Walter Krout, 88, of the 6300 block of Pine Road was the victim, according to the coroner.
The coroner says his cause of death was ruled as inhalation and burns due to the fire.
Krout's manner of death was ruled as accidental, the coroner said.
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A man died at the hospital hours after his home went up in flames on Thursday morning in Jackson Township, the York County Coroner's Office said in a release.
The unidentified victim was pronounced dead just before 7 p.m. at York Hospital.
According to information from the county coroner's office, the victim was working on an oil furnace when the fire started at his home on the 6300 block of Pine Road. The victim unsuccessfully tried to put out the fire by himself before firefighters and first responders arrived at the scene.
The victim's identification is being withheld until his next of kin are notified.
