Second victim dies after house explosion in Jefferson Twp.

JEFFERSON TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has reported a second death from the house explosion in Jefferson Township that occurred Tuesday .

According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio, 91-year-old Leon W. Gruss died around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the hospital.

Buglio stated Gruss’s cause of death was due to severe burns that he sustained from the house explosion.

75-year-old Diane Gruss died on the scene of the explosion Tuesday in the 1000 block of Mount Cobb Road in Jefferson Township.

A neighbor confirmed with 28/22 News that the two victims were a married couple.

State police say a propane leak from an unknown source inside the house caused the explosion. It took crews from across the area four hours to stop the smoke and reopen the roadway.

Authorities will return to the scene Wednesday to continue the investigation.

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