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Man Found Dead In Fire At Homeless Encampment Under Atlantic City Boardwalk Man Found Dead In Fire At Homeless Encampment Under Atlantic City Boardwalk
Man Found Dead In Fire At Homeless Encampment Under Atlantic City Boardwalk A man was found dead in a fire that started at a homeless encampment under the Atlantic City Boardwalk, authorities said. Bruce Eder, 67, who last lived in Atlantic City, was killed in the fire, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The fire started near 1400 Boardwalk and South Tennessee Avenue at around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 18. Investigators said the fire appears to have started under the boardwalk near a "small homeless encampment." The fire spread upward, damaging the boardwalk and Central Pier Arcade. Eder appeared to be sleeping at th…

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