LIBERTY, Ohio (WKBN) -- A 4-year-old boy has died after injuries from a home explosion in Liberty in June.

The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Jakob Braun passed away on Saturday morning.

Jakob was among the two who were critically injured in the explosion on Montrose Street on June 7. The father of the boy, Justin Braun, 34, died at the time of the explosion.

Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon said at the time that the occupants were manufacturing homemade fireworks in the home.

Liberty Fire Chief Douglas Theobald said a significant amount of gunpowder was found in the garage.

The house was declared unfit for habitation after the explosion.

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