A man who lost his disabled son and home in a has died from injuries he suffered in the blaze, officials said Saturday.
Ralph Andrade III, 72, died Saturday at Denver Health Medical Center where he had been hospitalized since a fatal fire on Jan.12.
Days after the fire, Andrade’s son-in-law mourned the loss of Ralph Andrade IV and said that Ralph III was “in bad shape.”
The elderly man fell from a second-story window in his home while trying to escape the flames. Purvis said his father-in-law had a head injury on top of pre-existing medical conditions.
On Saturday, Purvis thanked the community and the medical staff at Denver Health “for their outpouring of support during this difficult time,” according to a Denver Health news release.
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