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Christopher Gierhart
Coverage of Christopher Gierhart in the Nexus archive.
- Heroic Navy vet dad killed rynning into blazing house to save son, 10 — not realizing boy was safe
A Navy veteran father died after entering his burning Maryland home to rescue his 10-year-old son, unaware the child had already escaped safely. The fire was caused by a July Fourth firework, according to the report.