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- A man died after trying to save his wife from a house fire in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, police said.
- The 2-alarm fire started at a home on the 6900 block of Aberdeen Road Saturday around 1:30 p.m.
- The man ran upstairs to alert his wife. She escaped the fire but he was overcome by smoke, police said.
A man died after trying to save his wife from a house fire in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, police said.
The 2-alarm fire started at a home on the 6900 block of Aberdeen Road Saturday around 1:30 p.m. Two unidentified men were working on a car in the garage of the house at the time.
One of the men called 911 while the second man alerted his wife who was inside.
"Ran inside to get his wife upstairs," Upper Darby Police Chief Michael Chitwood said. "She made it out. He never made it upstairs because he was overcome by smoke."
The man was pronounced dead. His wife and the second man survived.
Chitwood told NBC10 the fire appears to be a tragic accident though it’s still under investigation.
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