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Update: Teenage Boy Killed In Midland Park House Fire

A teenage boy was killed Thursday night in a ferocious, fast-moving house fire in Midland Park.

UPDATE: Boy, 16, ID'd As Victim Killed In Midland Park Fire

Two other victims were hospitalized in the blaze, which apparently ignited on the first floor of the two-family home on Franklin Avenue home next to the borough public library shortly after 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2.

Firefighters found the 16-year-old boy in the front left side of the home -- apparently his bedroom -- soon after arriving, responders said. 

He was brought to an ambulance before being pronounced dead at the scene, they said.

There was no immediate indication of a possible cause of the Midland Park fire. An investigation was continuing, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

Kyle Mazza for DAILY VOICE

The fire in the 2½-story wood-frame structure quickly went to three alarms for coverage.

The bulk of the blaze was knocked down within a half-hour, but firefighters continued to battle hot spots.

The fire apparently ignited on the first floor of the 2½-story Franklin Avenue home in Midland Park shortly after 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2

Jennie Schaper Keene

There was no immediate indication of a possible cause. An investigation was continuing, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

The bulk of the blaze was knocked down within a half-hour, but firefighters continued to battle hot spots.

Jennie Schaper Keene

Aftermath of the Franklin Avenue fire in Midland Park on Feb. 2.

Kyle Mazza for DAILY VOICE

At the scene.

Lindsey Perez

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