Wilmington Firefighter Hurt in Deadly Blaze Dies
Wilmington Fire Chief Anthony Goode announced on Thursday senior firefighter Ardy Hope died of her injuries sustained in a deadly arson back in September.
Chief Goode tweeted the Line of Duty Death announcement around 4:30 p.m.
On October 13, Crozer-Chester Medical Center spokesman Grant Gegwich told The News Journal of Wilmington that Hope was downgraded to critical condition at the Upland, Pennsylvania hospital, where she was taken after the Sept. 24 fire.
She had been listed in critical but stable condition prior to that. Gegwich didn't disclose what caused the change.
Lt. Christopher Leach and Senior Firefighter Jerry Fickes were killed in the fire after the first floor of the burning row home collapsed, trapping them in the basement. Hope and another firefighter, Brad Speakman, were both injured.
Police said 27-year-old Beatrice Fana-Ruiz is charged with arson and murder for intentionally setting the fire.
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