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: Resident Identified In Fatal Ridgewood Senior Housing Blaze
Authorities on Monday identified a resident killed in a weekend apartment fire at a senior living community in Ridgewood. The body of Denise Dillon, 72, was found after firefighters doused the flames in her unit at the Ridgecrest Senior Housing development on Ridge Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. "At this time, it appears that the fire started accidentally," Lutchcke said. She didn't elaborate, but responders and others said the elderly widow -- whose body was found in a chair -- was a smoker. Ridgecrest Senior Housing, 11 Ridge Road, RidgewoodBoyd …
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Blind East Orange Man Dies In House Fire, Others Displaced
A 53-year-old man died in a fire at his East Orange home Tuesday, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The blaze started around 4 p.m. at the Wayne Avenue residence, claiming the life of David Swiney. He was found by firefighters and pronounced dead at the scene. Swiney, who was blind, may have been unable to make his way to safety, family members told News 12. Two others who were inside the the two-and-a-half story wood frame home escaped the fire uninjured, the prosecutor's office said. The investigation into the cause of the fire was ongoing as of Wednesda…