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Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83 Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83
Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83 A man killed in a Paterson house fire Tuesday afternoon was identified Friday as longtime city resident Charles Bennett, 83. Responders found Bennett unresponsive in the basement, where the fire in the two-family home on 17th Avenue broke out. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Authorities were still investigating the cause of the two-alarm blaze, which broke out around 2:30 p.m. and severely damaged the three-story, wood-frame house. Firefighters had it knocked down within an hour. Five people were displaced. Funeral arrangements for Bennett hadn't yet been made…

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by Jerry DeMarco