Woman dies two weeks after Hazleton fire

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL FILE - The door decal of a Hazleton Fire Department truck.

HAZLETON – A Hazleton woman died Sunday at a Lehigh County hospital, two weeks after a house fire in the city.

Lisa Thompson, 59, of Hazleton, died from smoke inhalation Sunday, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said in a release Monday.

She was a victim in a house fire Sept. 15 in the 600 block of Peace Street in Hazleton.

The Hazleton Fire Department and State Police at Hazleton are investigating.

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