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Man, 71, dies from injuries four days after fire at Minneapolis home

The incident is under investigation by the city's arson unit.
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A man who was injured in a Minneapolis house fire has died of his injuries.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Friday that Howard Anderson Jr., 71, died at HCMC last Saturday, July 10.

It came four days after he was injured in the fire at a 2.5 story residential home on the 5000 block of 14th Ave S.

The medical examiner confirmed that Anderson Jr. died from complications of injuries sustained in the fire.

While the cause of the blaze hasn't been officially confirmed, the incident is under investigation by the Minneapolis Police Arson Unit.

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