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Coroner responds to York County fire, victim identified

Raymond Leber, 88, from Springfield Township was pronounced dead at the scene.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 3:45 p.m.: The York County Coroner's Office released the victim's name following Thursday morning's deadly fire. 

Raymond Leber, 88, from Springfield Township was pronounced dead at the scene. 

There were no other residents inside the home. The cause and manner of his death are still pending. 

Previously: The coroner is at the scene of a fire in York County, 911 Dispatch confirmed early this morning.

According to Dispatch, firefighters responded to an address near the intersection of Raver Lane and Glen Rock Road just before 12:30 this morning. The coroner and fire marshal also responded.

The York County Coroner announced later in the morning that an 88-year-old man died in the fire. His identity will be released after additional family is notified.

The coroner says there will be no autopsy, but a routine toxicology was obtained. The cause and manner of death will be released pending those results.

According to Captain Mike Bailey with the Glenn Rock Fire Department, the blaze was contained to the kitchen area and first floor of the home.

A search crew is letting heat and smoke out, but the fire is under control, the captain said.

State Police and the State Fire Marshal are investigating.

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