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UPDATE: Lodi Man Killed In Fire UPDATE: Lodi Man Killed In Fire
Update: Lodi Man Killed In Fire UPDATE: An early morning house fire on Monday killed a Lodi resident, authorities confirmed. The fire broke out in the rear of the two-story Westminster Place home shortly before 6 a.m., apparently from a candle left burning, and quickly went to two alarms. Four residents and two guests reportedly made it out safely. Two were treated for minor injuries, responders said. A Wallington firefighter later found the body of 25-year-old Ezequiel Gonzalez, who family friends said lived there with his mother, her fiancé and his daughter. A resident said she didn’t know why he “didn’t jump out th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Discarded Cigarette Caused Fire That Killed Montvale Woman, 77 Authorities: Discarded Cigarette Caused Fire That Killed Montvale Woman, 77
Authorities: Discarded Cigarette Caused Fire That Killed Montvale Woman, 77 UPDATE: A fire that killed a 77-year-old Montvale widow in her home last weekend was ignited by a discarded cigarette, authorities said Friday. The blaze that tore through the North Avenue home of Ninette Grannis broke out just before 1 p.m. Sunday. "When the Montvale Police and Fire Departments arrived on the scene, the single-family residence was consumed by heavy fire," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. Grannis "was unaccounted for and presumed to be inside," he said. Her remains were later located, Calo said. "The cause of the fire was determined to be accident…

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by Jerry DeMarco