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Pittsburgh man found dead in garage

A man was found dead inside a garage in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood on Sunday evening, authorities said.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said in a post on social media that officers were called to the 5000 block of Comrie Way for reports of an individual found deceased around 7 p.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, they found a man inside the garage who was deceased and had apparent traumatic injuries, authorities said.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as 68-year-old Harold Bauer of Bloomfield. In an update on Tuesday, the medical examiner's office said Bauer died of "multiple blast injuries" and ruled his manner of death an accident.

Pittsburgh Public Safety originally said the death was being investigated as suspicious, but in an update Monday, officials said the death "appears to be accidental." 

Pittsburgh Public Safety did not release any additional details in Monday's update. The investigation into the man's death continues. 

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