Warminster man dies after backyard fire

WARMINSTER, Pa. - January 22, 2012

A hospital spokesman said 40-year-old Joseph Cataldi of Warminster died Saturday at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Cataldi was in the yard of a Warminster town house Friday night when he caught fire.

Officials said Cataldi was apparently standing near an iron fire-stand when the flames flared up. He was rushed to a nearby elementary school and flown from there to the hospital.

Authorities say the death appears accidental but remains under investigation.

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