A person who died after a fireplace in his St. Paul home has been identified as an 83-year-old.

Firefighters rescued Arthur James Frawley from his Macalester-Groveland house within the 1600 block of Juliet Avenue last Tuesday. They responded to the fireplace about 11:10 a.m.

St. Paul fire department paramedics treated Frawley and took him to the hospital. The hearth department said Saturday they were notified he died consequently of injuries from the fireplace.

The hearth began within the kitchen and was cooking-related; investigators determined it was accidental, in response to the fireplace department, which said cooking is the leading reason for fires in each Minnesota and america.