The fire was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m. on May 30 in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County. Highland’s wife, Lynn, was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
JIM THORPE, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania borough council member has died of complications stemming from injuries in a house fire that killed his wife almost a year ago, authorities said
The coroner’s office is investigating along with the Jim Thorpe police and fire departments and a state police fire marshal. The two-term Democrat on the Jim Thorpe borough council had run in the May primary election seeking a third term on the seven-member board. He returned to the council in January, the top vote-getter in the November general election with 861 votes.
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