A lieutenant with the Springfield Township Fire Department was killed Sunday morning in an explosion outside his home, officials said.

Lt. Jonathan Miner, 50, was reportedly using a grinder and tank while working on a project at his home in the 7000 block of Ridgewood Drive when the explosion occurred. Springfield Township Fire Department paramedics — his colleagues — along with Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the home at around 10:30 a.m., found Miner in the driveway and transported him to an area hospital where he died from his injuries, officials said.

A news release from Fire Chief Matthew Covey states: “It is with profound sadness that the Springfield Township Fire Department announces the sudden and tragic passing of Lieutenant Jonathan Miner at the age of 50.

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