VIDEO: An esteemed Springfield Township firefighter has suddenly and tragically died. Meanwhile, his family and friends are mourning his loss. Lt. Jonathan Miner, known for his smile and for saving others, has sadly died and his brother Timothy Miner took a moment to speak with FOX 2 through his grief.
“My brother was a good guy,” said Miner. “He was 50 years old. He was a foster father. He and his wife adopted four or five foster children, plus the three children that they have of their own.”
Lieutenant Jonathan Miner was a beloved father, friend, brother, and Springfield Township firefighter. His brother says the family’s lives changed forever on Sunday around 10:30 a.m.
“Everybody is kind of heartbroken. It was a tragic accident,” he said. “He was making a toilet paper roll with an old firefighter oxygen tank. He’s done it plenty of times before, and this time when he was doing it, he cut it open. When he cut it open, it exploded, and shrapnel went through his chest.”
Springfield Fire says they were dispatched that morning to report a traumatic injury after “something had just blown up.”
