CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A civilian worker killed in a fire and explosion at an Army facility in Pennsylvania died from burns, officials announced Friday.
The Lehigh County coroner's office identified the victim as Eric Byers, a resident of central Pennsylvania.
Byers was pronounced dead just after 7 p.m. Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. The coroner's office said Byers, 29, of Satillo, was handling chemicals when a flash fire occurred.
His death was ruled accidental.
Four other civilian employees were injured in the fire at Letterkenny Army Depot.
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"The entire Letterkenny family is mourning this loss," the depot commander, Col. Stephen Ledbetter, said in a statement. "We continue to keep the families and all of our teammates in our thoughts and prayers."
The blast and fire occurred Thursday morning in a painting area for vehicles at the facility in Chambersburg, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.
The cause is under investigation.
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