A man who firefighters pulled from an apartment fire in Bristol Township passed away hours after.
The man, who was not identified by officials, passed away at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia hours after he was taken in cardiac arrest from a residential building that was on fire in the Stonebridge Run Apartments complex, Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said late Wednesday night.
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The bedroom fire was reported around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday. Crews rushed to the scene and quickly put down the flames.
One other person was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and was released shortly after.
Dippolito said the fire was caused by careless smoking and has been ruled an accident.
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No further information was available as of press time.
