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UPDATE (Sunday):
ELYSBURG – A man from Elysburg was the person who died in a fire Friday in Northumberland County. On Saturday, The Northumberland County Coroner identified the victim as 67-year-old Leslie Little. The coroner, James Kelley, said an autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Little died in the fire along Hemlock Lane in Elysburg about 10:30am Friday. The volunteers who responded to the blaze were told there was ‘entrapment’ at the scene. One person who was in the home escaped okay. Little died in the attached garage of the home.
Saturday’s Update: There’s been no release of the name of a man who died in a fire in Elysburg Friday. Northumberland County Coroner’s staff and volunteer fire fighters converged on a home along Hemlock Lane in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County.
The fire was first reported just before 10:30 a.m. and there were reports two people were trapped. Emergency responders say a state fire marshal was also summoned to that Elysburg fatal fire.
Friday’s update: Nearly two dozen volunteer fire crews were dispatched to a two-alarm garage fire in the Elysburg area, and its believed to be a fatal. According to the Northumberland County Fire Wire, the blaze was first reported just before 10:30 a.m. at 166 Hemlock Lane in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County. Entrapment was first reported as well. Emergency responders say the coroner and state fire marshal were called to the scene. We’re working to gather more details.
