LIBERTY — A child who was injured in a house explosion June 7 in the township has died from his injuries.

A representative from the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Monday that Jakob Braun, 4, died Saturday morning at the burn unit of Akron Children’s Hospital. Liberty Fire Chief Doug Theobald said he also received news of the child’s death Monday morning.

Jakob was among three victims who were critically injured. The boy’s father, Justin Braun, 34, died at the time of the explosion. The condition of the third man is unknown.

Liberty fire crews were called just before 9:30 p.m. June 7 to a home at the corner of East Montrose Street and Northlawn Drive, which had a large gap in the front of it.

Theobald said in June that a shift lieutenant was conducting a public servic

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