{"id":18159,"date":"2025-10-22T17:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/18159\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:54:18","slug":"longtime-oakland-county-firefighter-dies-in-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/18159\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Oakland County firefighter dies in explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Longtime Springfield Township firefighter Lt. Jonathan Miner, 50, was killed this week at his home after suffering a traumatic injury, the township fire department announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=824353103313854&amp;set=a.264684812614022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">post <\/a>on Facebook Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miner died at a local hospital Sunday, Oct. 19, the Springfield Township Fire Department said in a release. First responders were dispatched just after 10:30 a.m. Sunday for a reported traumatic injury after &#8220;something had just blown up&#8221; while a man was working on a project in his driveway.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of Lieutenant Jonathan Miner.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"454\" height=\"559\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/c31669ef6f08ba188fe682eb46ed05b1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo of Lieutenant Jonathan Miner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The patient was confirmed to be off-duty firefighter Lt. Miner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It\u2019s with broken hearts that we share the sudden and tragic passing of Lt. Jonathan Miner, at just 50 years old. Jon was so much more than a firefighter, he was a devoted husband, father, and proud &#8216;Papa&#8217; whose world revolved around his family,&#8221; the GoFundMe page organized by Cory Strickland said in the description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miner, who worked for Oakland County&#8217;s Springfield Township Fire Department for 30 years leaves behind a wife and family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He gave his heart, his time, and his strength to others, always the first to lend a hand and the last to walk away when someone needed help. His presence, sense of humor, and genuine care made him one of a kind,&#8221; according to the description on a GoFundMe account set up for this family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-for-the-miner-family-in-their-time-of-need?fbclid=IwY2xjawNke3tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5S003MTFPSFNSWm5mOXpPAR5h4ZT7xRCJ4x11iZlErg1NadHseRGLhruUHxXo340v1Yc7o_tfTbgmVI7-ZA_aem_OkLoGG3h4s7BsaPmhkzlFA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The GoFundMe account for Miner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The GoFundMe account for Miner<\/a> had raised more than $13,000 as of Tuesday morning, Oct. 21, with the beneficiary listed as Deena Miner. The family is hoping to raise $16,000 to ease the financial burden of funeral costs, according to the page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@freepress.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2025\/10\/21\/oakland-county-springfield-township-firefighter-jonathan-miner-killed\/86814226007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Springfield Township firefighter Lt. Jonathan Miner killed. What we know;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Springfield Township firefighter Lt. Jonathan Miner killed. What we know<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Longtime Springfield Township firefighter Lt. 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