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.

A 16-year-old boy was killed Thursday night, Feb. 2, in a ferocious, fast-spreading house fire in Midland Park.
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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
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At the scene.
Photo Credit: *Lindsey Perez*

The bulk of the blaze was knocked down within a half-hour, but firefighters continued to battle hot spots.
Photo Credit: *Jennie Schaper Keene*

Aftermath of the Franklin Avenue fire in Midland Park on Feb. 2.
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There was no immediate indication of a possible cause of the Midland Park fire. An investigation was continuing, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
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Cecilia Levine

02/02/2023 7:57 p.m.

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.

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.

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

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