Pottsville man severely burned in house fire
"He was burned up pretty bad. I've never seen burns head to toe like that before," Corson said.
He asked Groves if he could tell him what happened.
"He thinks he fell asleep with a lit cigarette (on the couch)," Corson said.
An on-call spokesperson for LVH said Groves was in critical condition as of Thursday evening.
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In addition to Dan and
Williams said the home didn't have insurance. The Schuylkill Parcel Locator lists the property owners as
Misstishin said there is "heavy fire damage throughout the structure," adding it is a total loss. A monetary amount was not provided. He didn't know if the home had working smoke alarms.
The fire was called in around
No firefighters were injured in the fire. At least one pet died, Misstisshin said.
Misstishin said the fire was still considered undetermined as of Thursday evening. He was waiting for fire marshall Trooper
All seven fire companies from
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