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27-year-old Staunton man dead, succumbing to injuries sustained in shed fire

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A 27-year-old is dead after succumbing to injuries sustained in a shed fire more than two weeks ago in Staunton.

Tyler Phillips was removed from a shed fire at 519 Marquis Street.

He died on Thursday at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.

The fire occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 12.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to Perry Weller with Staunton Fire & Rescue.

 

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