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UPDATE: Man dies in apartment fire in Lackawanna County

The man died at the hospital after the fire in Scranton on Wednesday, according to investigators.

SCRANTON, Pa. — UPDATE: A man died after a fire in his apartment in Lackawanna County.

It happened Wednesday morning inside an apartment at the Bangor Heights Complex on Kennedy Street in Scranton.

James McGoff, 68, died at the hospital after inhaling toxic fumes from the fire, according to the coroner. 

His death is considered accidental.

The Scranton Fire Department is investigating the deadly fire.

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