Steven Sullenberger

Steven Sullenberger was 16 years old and one of three teenagers held in the juvenile detention quarters of the Lycoming County Prison in Pennsylvania. A fire broke out there in the early morning of November 18, 1975. Dr. Earl R. Miller, the county coroner, said Steven died of smoke inhalation and second-degree burns, and that he was found in a shower stall.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. County coroner Dr. Earl R. Miller said he died of smoke inhalation and second-degree burns from a fire in the juvenile quarters, and the account does not say how the fire started.

Reported by: Dr. Earl R. Miller, Lycoming County coroner (medical examiner or coroner).

Source

• Firefighters recall the prison fire ‘we would not forget’ - Williamsport Sun-Gazette Williamsport Sun-Gazette, December 17, 2018