Wesley Decker, who had been hospitalized with severe burns after the November 17 blast, passed away Friday at a long-term care facility, Union County authorities announced in a press release.

Wesley Decker, along with a woman in the home, suffered burns when the house exploded around 9 a.m. Nov. 17. Decker died on Friday, WSOC and other news outlets reported.

The 82-year-old man was identified as Wesley Decker, who was receiving care at a long-term care facility after being discharged from the hospital.

After being released from the hospital and sent to a long-term care facility, that man, Wesley Decker, 82, passed away from his injuries November 29.

WEDDINGTON, N.C. (AP) — An 82-year-old North Carolina man has died two weeks after an explosion at his home in suburban Charlotte, authorities said. The Nov. 17 explosion at Wesley Decker’s ...

An 82-year-old man has succumbed to injuries sustained in a powerful fuel-air explosion at his home in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, officials confirmed. Wesley Decker, who had been ...