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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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