Update: 100-Year-Old Lodi Woman Burned Critically In Public Housing Fire Dies

A 100-year-old woman who suffered severe burns in a fire at her public housing apartment in Lodi ultimately succumbed to her injuries, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Saturday.

Jerry DeMarco

10/13/2023 12:37 p.m.

Firefighters found Judy Reifel unconscious in her low-rise garden apartment on Rennie Place around 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, the prosecutor said.

She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition and died there, he said.

"A preliminary investigation has determined that the fire was accidentally set and does not appear to be suspicious," Musella said.

Responders said an oven fire was to blame.

Arrangements had yet to be announced on Saturday, Oct. 14.

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