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Fatal Fire

Harford
Police & Fire
3 Dead In Aberdeen Apartment Fire 3 Dead In Aberdeen Apartment Fire
3 Dead In Aberdeen Apartment Fire Three people perished in an early-morning Aberdeen fire Monday, April 15, officials confirmed. Crews responded to the scene on the unit block of Roosevelt Avenue around 5:30 a.m., where smoke was billowing from the second floor of an apartment, firefighters said. Crews found three victims, who were all pronounced dead on the scene.  The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal and Aberdeen Police are remaining on scene for investigative purposes. Please avoid the area, it is still a very active crime scene and heavy police presence in the area.

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by Cecilia Levine
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Newton Duplex Fire Kills 1; 3 Others Escape Burning Home Newton Duplex Fire Kills 1; 3 Others Escape Burning Home
Newton Duplex Fire Kills 1; 3 Others Escape Burning Home A man was killed after a fire tore through a duplex in Newton on Sunday morning, March 24, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to the blaze at 1243 Walnut St. around 8:30 a.m. and saw flames pouring through the first-floor windows, the State Fire Marshal's Office said.  Firefighters pushed their way inside and found a man lying on the floor and pulled him out of the blaze, authorities said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials did not release the man's name.  Another person inside the home escaped without serious injury. Occupants in the adjoining…

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by Josh Lanier
Delaware
Police & Fire
Body Found In Garage After Fire, Philadelphia Police Say Body Found In Garage After Fire, Philadelphia Police Say
Body Found In Garage After Fire, Philadelphia Police Say One person is dead after a garage caught fire in southwest Philadelphia early on Thursday, March 21, authorities say. Police and firefighters were called to the 7600 block of Este Avenue in the city's Eastwick neighborhood just before 1:30 a.m., PPD said. After the flames were extinguished firefighters found the victim's body inside the garage, according to police.  They were pronounced dead at the scene. Officials did not report their name.  The Fire Marshal is investigating, police added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Morris
Police & Fire
Fire Rips Through Roxbury Home (DEVELOPING) Fire Rips Through Roxbury Home (DEVELOPING)
Fire Rips Through Roxbury Home (Developing) UPDATE: A 98-year-old woman was killed and a 71-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries as a fire raced through and collapsed a Morris County home on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19. ------------------------------- Fire crews were responding to a two-alarm blaze at a Morris County home on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19, authorities said. While initial details were scarce, suppression efforts and an investigation was underway at a home on Mooney Road in Roxbury around 1 p.m., a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office told Daily Voice. Members of Canteen One were also cal…

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by Valerie Musson
Washington
Police & Fire
Woman Killed, Shed Destroyed In Backyard Smithsburg Fire Woman Killed, Shed Destroyed In Backyard Smithsburg Fire
Woman Killed, Shed Destroyed In Backyard Smithsburg Fire A fatal fire is under investigation in Washington County after an elderly woman was killed on Thursday afternoon in Smithsburg. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, June 22, first responders were called to the 22600 block of Cavetown Church Road when neighbors spotted a shed up in flames in the backyard of an area home.  An off-duty firefighter and members of the Smithsburg Police Department arrived at the scene and found an unconscious 70-year-old woman who was suffering from severe burns in the yard not far from the engulfed shed. First responders pulled her away from the flames and att…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick
Police & Fire
Roof, Floor Collapse During Fatal House Fire In Point Of Rocks Roof, Floor Collapse During Fatal House Fire In Point Of Rocks
Roof, Floor Collapse During Fatal House Fire In Point Of Rocks One person was killed after being trapped in a burning home overnight in Frederick County, officials confirmed. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, Frederick County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the 1700 block of Brookshire Run in Point of Rocks after there were multiple calls about a house fire from neighbors. Upon arrival, crews were met by a massive fire in the two-story home, and a nearby neighbor advised that there could be a single resident still inside who had not been seen evacuating the property. Posted by Frederick County (MD) Fire & Rescue on Wedne…

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by Zak Failla
Camden
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire Investigated In Camden County Fatal Fire Investigated In Camden County
Fatal Fire Investigated In Camden County Authorities are investigating a fatal fire in Camden County. The fire occurred Wednesday afternoon, May 31, in Laurel Springs, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. The Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Laurel Springs police responded to the fire in the 100 block of Washington Avenue. Details about the victim were not released. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jason Roland of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (856) 225-5125 and Detective Michael Wolcott of the Laurel Spring…

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by Jon Craig
Anne Arundel
Obituaries
Community Rallies Around Family That Lost Everything In Fatal Pasadena Fire Community Rallies Around Family That Lost Everything In Fatal Pasadena Fire
Community Rallies Around Family That Lost Everything In Fatal Pasadena Fire Support is swelling for a Maryland woman who lost everything in a fatal Anne Arundel fire. A fire that broke out early in the afternoon on Wednesday, May 3 in the 7900 block of Central Road, claiming the life of 54-year-old John Salvatore Billing, who was confined to a wheelchair and lived with his mother. ATF Special Agent Certified Fire Investigators returned to Pasadena, MD today, assisting @AACoFD at the scene of a fatal fire that occurred yesterday afternoon. One adult male victim was pronounced deceased at scene. Direct media inquiries to @AACoFD & follow them for updates. pi…

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by Zak Failla
Baltimore
Police & Fire
At Least One Dead After Several Trapped In Fully-Engulfed Dundalk Rowhome Fire At Least One Dead After Several Trapped In Fully-Engulfed Dundalk Rowhome Fire
At Least One Dead After Several Trapped In Fully-Engulfed Dundalk Rowhome Fire One person has died after becoming trapped with several others inside of a rowhome that went up in flames in Dundalk. Baltimore County Fire and Rescue officials were called to the home in the 8500 block of Kavanaugh Road after reports of a residential fire in the late morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 28. Crews arrived to find heavy fire throughout the home and confirmed at least one victim dead.  Update, fatal fire, 8500 blk Kavanagh Rd., Dundalk: A third person who was inside the house when fire started escaped from a window & has been located unharmed. Two adult victims have not ye…

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by Annie DeVoe
Harford
Police & Fire
Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal
Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal New details have been released by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal after a body was pulled from the wreckage of a home in Bel Air that burned to the ground over the weekend. A joint investigation between the fire marshal and Harford County Sheriff's Office is ongoing days after first responders were called to a McGregor Way home to knock down a two-alarm blaze that broke out on Saturday, Feb. 18. #jmvfc8 is assisting @BelAirVolFireCo on the scene of a working dwelling fire on Mc Gregor Way in #Belair. Reports of 2 elderly occupants unaccounted for. pic.twitter.com/C9Vm155b…

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by Zak Failla
Monmouth
News
Fire Kills Woman At Apartment Complex In Aberdeen Fire Kills Woman At Apartment Complex In Aberdeen
Fire Kills Woman At Apartment Complex In Aberdeen Authorities are investigating a fatal fire in Monmouth County. A woman was killed Thursday afternoon at an Aberdeen apartment complex, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Firefighters were called to Tree Haven III apartments at 33 Aberdeen Road at 12:15 p.m., the prosecutor and township said. Cause of the fire is under investigation by members of MCPO, Aberdeen Police Department, and Monmouth County Fire Marshal.

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by Jon Craig
South Passaic
News
UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire
Update: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire A 95-year-old woman and two fellow residents – 71 and 65 – were identified Saturday as the victims found dead in a Clifton house fire. Three firefighters, a Clifton police officer and a fourth resident also were injured in the blaze in a corner house on Ladwick Lane at Renaissance Drive near Van Houten Avenue in the city’s Athenia section on Nov. 18, authorities said. Firefighters found two of the deceased victims on the second floor and another in the basement after the blaze broke out in the multi-family home around 7:30 p.m. Killed were: Helen Popovich, 95; Elaine Warga, 71; Steven W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Woman Trapped Inside LaPlata House Fire Dies, Fire Under Investigation Woman Trapped Inside LaPlata House Fire Dies, Fire Under Investigation
Woman Trapped Inside LaPlata House Fire Dies, Fire Under Investigation Fire Marshals are continuing an investigation into a fatal fire that claimed the life of a 59-year-old woman in LaPlata, authorities say. The victim was found trapped inside of the dwelling fire in the 1000 block of Suffolk Drive around 6:40 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters were able to remove the woman from the home and rush her to the Charles Regional Medical Center where she tragically succumbed to her injuries. Investigators believe that the fire started in a room behind the attached garage. The fire is still under investigation but …

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by Annie DeVoe
Harford
Police & Fire
Fire In Edgewood Home Under Investigation After Family Friend Finds Man Collapsed In Hallway Fire In Edgewood Home Under Investigation After Family Friend Finds Man Collapsed In Hallway
Fire In Edgewood Home Under Investigation After Family Friend Finds Man Collapsed In Hallway A joint investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Harford County Sheriff's Office has been launched after a fire claimed the life of a 45-year-old man in Maryland. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, firefighters and paramedics from the Abingdon Fire Department responded to the 3400 block of Albantowne Way in Edgewood for a reported cardiac arrest after a family friend found the man collapsed in the hallway of the home. While paramedics were attempting life-saving procedures, officials said that firefighters noticed extensive heat throughout the home and eventu…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Fire Breaks Out At West Babylon Home Woman Killed After Fire Breaks Out At West Babylon Home
Woman Killed After Fire Breaks Out At West Babylon Home Updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Home Police are investigating a fatal overnight fire at a Long Island home. The blaze broke out at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 in West Babylon. After firefighters extinguished the fire at 225 Van Buren St., the body of an 82-year-old woman was found dead, Suffolk County Police said. Her name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to police. A preliminary investigation has determined the cause of the fire to be non-criminal in nature, said police. This is a …

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by Joe Lombardi
New Rochelle
Police & Fire
Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Commercial Building In New Rochelle Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Commercial Building In New Rochelle
Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Commercial Building In New Rochelle An early-morning fatal four-alarm fire broke out in a commercial space in Westchester, officials announced. Shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, first responders in New Rochelle were dispatched to Hamilton Avenue near City Hall when a large fire broke out in an area business. Upon arrival, officials said that there was smoke billowing through the air as multiple crews worked to contain the fire. The two-story building houses multiple offices for several area businesses. A woman who lived in the building also reportedly died. While fire crews were on scene, North Avenue was clo…

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by Zak Failla
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Man Dies In Severn House Fire Man Dies In Severn House Fire
Man Dies In Severn House Fire Fire officials are investigating a house fatal fire that claimed one life. Crews responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a fire at a single-family home in Severn at around 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Upon arrival crews found one male occupant, estimated to be in 60s, dead inside the home. The fire had spread throughout both floors of the building and was under control in about 15 minutes, the department said. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine an official cause of death. The cause of the fire is s…

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by David Cifarelli
Adams
News
Woman, 4 Children Killed In PA House Fire Woman, 4 Children Killed In PA House Fire
Woman, 4 Children Killed In PA House Fire A woman and four children died in a house fire in Pennsylvania late on Thursday, authorities say. Emergency crews were called to a house in the 5100 block of Brook Road in Kunkletown, Polk Township just before 11:30 p.m., according to Emergency Management. As EMS requested medical helicopters the first juvenile victims were pulled from the home, authorities say. Before midnight five people were found and EMS cancelled the helicopter request that they "do not think that (they) have any viable patients," as heard on the emergency services radio scanners. Shortly afterwards the Monroe Count…

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by Jillian Pikora
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Baltimore Firefighter In Building Collapse Released From Hospital Baltimore Firefighter In Building Collapse Released From Hospital
Baltimore Firefighter In Building Collapse Released From Hospital Baltimore Firefighter John McMaster has been released from the hospital, after being critically injured in a fatal house fire that killed three other firefighters, according to officials. Firefighters Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, EMT/Firefighter Kenny Lacayo and John McMaster became trapped while battling the Jan. 24 row house blaze on West Pratt Street, the Baltimore Fire Department said. Butrim, Sadler and Lacayo died, McMaster was the sole survivor and listed in critical condition as early as Monday. Upon his release today he hugged family members and fellow fi…

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by Joe Gomez
Dauphin
News
Man Killed, Firefighter Injured In Central PA House Fire (Video, Photos) Man Killed, Firefighter Injured In Central PA House Fire (Video, Photos)
Man Killed, Firefighter Injured In Central PA House Fire (Video, Photos) UPDATE: The victim has been identified as William Hardy, 67, of Royalton, who died from thermal burns, according to the coroner. ORIGINAL: A man has died and a firefighter has been hospitalized due toa house fire in central Pennsylvania on Sunday night, authorities say. Posted by Chris Hamilton on Sunday, January 23, 2022 Crews were called to the fire in the 500 Block of Water Street in Royalton shortly after 9 p.m., according to fire officials. They’re constructing a support below this window/at the front of the house. Still venting the roof off to the left. pic.twitter.com/Csv3j2…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hudson
Obituaries
Victim Of Fatal Hoboken Warehouse Fire ID’d: Prosecutor Victim Of Fatal Hoboken Warehouse Fire ID’d: Prosecutor
Victim Of Fatal Hoboken Warehouse Fire ID’d: Prosecutor One of two victims of the Monday night’s fatal warehouse fire in Hoboken have been identified, authorities announced. Rose Marie Vos, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene as responders doused the fire at 38 Jackson St. around 12:20 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A 61-year-old man also died in the fire, though his name is being withheld pending family notification, Suarez said. The victims’ cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. More than $47,000 had been raised in the first six hours on a GoFundMe for the owners an…

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by Valerie Musson
Nassau
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Long Island Apartment Fire Woman Killed In Long Island Apartment Fire
Woman Killed In Long Island Apartment Fire Updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed In Long Island Apartment Fire Police are investigating a fatal fire overnight on Long Island. It broke out in Patchogue at around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24 on 75 Rider Ave. When the fire was extinguished by Patchogue Fire Department members, an adult woman was found dead in the residence, Suffolk County Police said. Three apartments were damaged in the fire, according to police. The name of the victim is being withheld pending positive identification.  There was no one else in the residence at the time of the fi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
One Person Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester One Person Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
One Person Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Updated story: Victim Of Fatal Westchester House Fire Was A Popular Teacher, Former HS Athlete One person was killed during a house fire in Westchester. The blaze broke out at around noon, Sunday, Nov. 7 in the basement at 518 Walnut St., in the Village of Mamaroneck. According to Det Sgt Plinio Trujillo, of the Village of Mamaroneck Police, officers responded along with the Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department, whose members quickly extinguished the fire.  Upon a search of the residence, a man was found dead at the location, Trujillo said. The man's identity has not yet …

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by Kathy Reakes
Putnam
Police & Fire
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four people have been arrested, including two facing manslaughter charges, and two others face arrest warrants in connection with a fatal fire at a Rockland County home for elderly residents. The arrests were announced on Tuesday, June 29 by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh during a press conference following a three-month investigation into the Tuesday, March 23, fire at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. The fire, which caused the building to partially collapse, killed Spring Valley Volunteer Firefighter Jared Lloyd as he was rescuing residents and a 79-year-…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant
News
Multiple Arrests Made In Connection To Fatal Fire At Adult Home In Area Multiple Arrests Made In Connection To Fatal Fire At Adult Home In Area
Multiple Arrests Made In Connection To Fatal Fire At Adult Home In Area Click here for an updated story: Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Several people have been arrested in connection with a fire at a home for adults that resulted in the deaths of two people, including a volunteer firefighter in the Hudson Valley. Those arrested in connection with the Tuesday, March 23 fire in Rockland County at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults, in Spring Valley, reportedly include a village building inspector, according to news reports. The victims were a 79-year-old resident and Spring Valley volunteer firefigh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say
Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say Officials investigating a fatal blaze that took the life of a Rockland County firefighter as well as a resident of an assisted living center said the investigation into the cause could take weeks. During a news conference on Thursday, April 1, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco and Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh, said no stone would be left unturned in the investigation and the process could take months. The massive fire, which started around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, took the life of Spring Valley Firefighter Jar…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Rockland
Police & Fire
Medical Examiner Confirms Identity Of Rockland Firefighter Who Died In Massive Blaze Medical Examiner Confirms Identity Of Rockland Firefighter Who Died In Massive Blaze
Medical Examiner Confirms Identity Of Rockland Firefighter Who Died In Massive Blaze As investigators continue to look for the cause of a fatal fire in which a Hudson Valley firefighter and a resident died, the medical examiner's office is confirming the identity of the firefighter. The Rockland County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Thursday, March 25, that the body recovered around in what remains of the Evergreen Court Home for Adults structure in Spring Valley, is that of Firefighter Jared Lloyd of the Spring Valley Fire Department.  The official cause of death is pending further studies, said Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Laura Carbone. “One of the many …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Body Of Firefighter Pulled From Rubble After Massive Blaze At Senior Facility In Hudson Valley Body Of Firefighter Pulled From Rubble After Massive Blaze At Senior Facility In Hudson Valley
Body Of Firefighter Pulled From Rubble After Massive Blaze At Senior Facility In Hudson Valley Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Firefighter Killed In Blaze At Rockland Senior Facility The body of a missing firefighter has been recovered from the scene of a massive blaze at a senior living facility in Rockland County that also killed one resident. The Spring Valley firefighter, who has not yet been publicly identified, died after calling a mayday while rescuing residents at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. His body was recovered early Wednesday morning, March 24. The blaze also left at least 10 residents injured and two firefighters.&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mercer
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire Reported In Central Jersey Fatal Fire Reported In Central Jersey
Fatal Fire Reported In Central Jersey First responders in Mercer County were called to a report of a fatal fire, authorities said. The fire was reported Wednesday afternoon at 113 Beacon Ave. in Ewing Township, according to initial reports.  An unconfirmed report said a victim of the fire was pronounced dead at an area hospital.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Middlesex NJ
Obituaries
Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says
Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire, 21, Had Been Providing For Family In Haiti, GoFundMe Says The victim of Wednesday's fatal fire in Woodbridge has been identified as a 21-year-old Avenel man who had apparently been providing for his family in Haiti. Chadly Julien's body was found shortly after fire crews responded to 88 South Inman Ave., around 9 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The cause of the fire remained under investigation, authorities said. Meanwhile, more than $18,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Chadly's family. Campaign founder Bleriot Thompson said Chadly had been sending a portion of each paycheck to his family in Haiti. "We wan…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey Firefighters Respond To Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey
Firefighters Respond To Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey First responders were called to a fatal fire on Wednesday in Middlesex County. A fire was reported at 88 S. Inman Ave. in Woodbridge Township about 9 a.m. The fire was knocked down quickly, but one victim was found inside, according to an unconfirmed report.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig