Second man hospitalized in January Fairfax fire dies

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Coroner: Second man hospitalized in January Fairfax fire dies

Updated: 9:21 AM EST Mar 2, 2022

A man who was hospitalized following a January fire on Watterson Road in Fairfax has died.According to Wednesday morning's coroner's report, 75-year-old Ron Wood died following the Jan. 19 fire on Watterson Road that hospitalized three people in critical condition.Wood is the second person to die from the fire. 71-year-old Thomas Wood died from injuries he sustained from the fire a few days later, on Jan. 24.It has not yet been determined what caused the fire.

FAIRFAX, Ohio —

A man who was hospitalized following a January fire on Watterson Road in Fairfax has died.

According to Wednesday morning's coroner's report, 75-year-old Ron Wood died following the Jan. 19 fire on Watterson Road that hospitalized three people in critical condition.

Wood is the second person to die from the fire. 71-year-old Thomas Wood died from injuries he sustained from the fire a few days later, on Jan. 24.

It has not yet been determined what caused the fire.