Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Retired firefighter burned to death after lawn mower catches fire in Springfield Township, NJ | 6abc.com

Retired firefighter burned to death after lawn mower catches fire in Springfield Township, NJ |  
New Jersey State Police are investigating the death of a former firefighter involving a lawn mower.

SPRINGFIELD TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- New Jersey State Police are investigating the death of a former firefighter involving a lawn mower.

The incident happened Sunday around 1:30 p.m. on Saylors Pond Road near Route 537 in Springfield Township, Burlington County.

Police said 79-year-old Roger N. Lippincot was outside his Jobstown home riding his lawn mower when somehow it caught fire.

Investigators say Lippincot, a retired Springfield Township firefighter, tried to put the fire out himself. He suffered severe burns when the lawn mower combusted, and he was pronounced dead at the scene."



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