Longtime Springfield Township firefighter Lt. Jonathan Miner, 50, was killed this week at his home after suffering a traumatic injury, the township fire department announced in a post on Facebook Monday.

Miner died at a local hospital Sunday, Oct. 19, the Springfield Township Fire Department said in a release. First responders were dispatched just after 10:30 a.m. Sunday for a reported traumatic injury after "something had just blown up" while a man was working on a project in his driveway.

The patient was confirmed to be off-duty firefighter Lt. Miner.

"It’s with broken hearts that we share the sudden and tragic passing of Lt. Jonathan Miner, at just 50 years old. Jon was so much more than a firefighter, he was a devoted husband, father, and proud 'Papa' whose world revolved around h

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