Weslaco fire sends eldery couple to Knapp Medical Center
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Channel: CBS Rio Grande Valley · 2011 · News & Politics
Weslaco fire crews responded to the fire on the 17 hundred block of Christian Court, that's near 18th street and bridge avenue.
According to George Garrett, Weslaco emergency manager, firefighters had to pull the couple from the burning home.
Investigators say both the husband and wifewere in cardiac arrest. The elderly man suffered burns over 40 percent of his body.
Both were airlifted to Knapp Medical Center, it was there that officials say the man passed away.
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