Authorities say a 79-year-old man is dead after the lawn mower he was riding caught fire Sunday afternoon in Springfield Township, Burlington County. Roger Lippincot, 79, was riding on the lawn mower outside his Jobstown home when it caught fire.
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Lippincott suffered severe burns and died from his injuries at the scene. His former fire company in Springfield Township posted a tribute to him on their website Sunday night. He was trying to put the fire out, but was killed by smoke and flames before he could, according to the report. Kokotajlo says Lippincott was the second retired Springfield Township firefighter to die in a fire-related accident within the last two years.
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Officials continue to investigate the cause of the fire. He also worked in the township’s office of emergency management and trained new firemen at the county fire school.
