Man dies of injuries after weekend fire at Dover restaurant

A 49-year-old man who was seriously injured in a fire at a Dover restaurant early Saturday morning has died of his injuries, the state Fire Marshal said.Officials said Richard Romonoski, 49, of Berwick, Maine, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday.The fire was reported at the Strafford Farms Restaurant at 58 New Rochester Road shortly after midnight, Dover police said in a press release.Romonoski was found outside the building suffering from serious burns. He was initially taken to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and then sent to Massachusetts General Hospital, officials said.The fire caused minor damage to the exterior of the restaurant, but it was quickly brought under control, police said.Investigators concluded that the fire was an isolated incident involving only Romonoski.The cause of the fire was ruled incendiary.There are no pending ciminal charges related to the investigation, officials said.

A 49-year-old man who was seriously injured in a fire at a Dover restaurant early Saturday morning has died of his injuries, the state Fire Marshal said.



Officials said Richard Romonoski, 49, of Berwick, Maine, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday.

The fire was reported at the Strafford Farms Restaurant at 58 New Rochester Road shortly after midnight, Dover police said in a press release.

Romonoski was found outside the building suffering from serious burns. He was initially taken to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and then sent to Massachusetts General Hospital, officials said.



The fire caused minor damage to the exterior of the restaurant, but it was quickly brought under control, police said.



Investigators concluded that the fire was an isolated incident involving only Romonoski.

The cause of the fire was ruled incendiary.

There are no pending ciminal charges related to the investigation, officials said.