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NEW RINGGOLD, Pa. (AP) — State police say a 76-year-old Pennsylvania man suffered serious burns on most of his body in a fire that destroyed his home and killed his dog.

Trooper Janssen Herb says the house was engulfed in flames when firefighters got there Monday afternoon.

Tom Purcell, of New Ringgold, was taken to the Lehigh Valley Hospital burn unit.

Most of the home burned to the ground.

The cause is under investigation.