Double tragedy: spouses died when their home burned in New Jersey

An elderly married couple died when an early morning fire tore through an apartment complex in Passaic, New Jersey, on Sunday.

“Shortly after 9 a.m., first responders received a report of a fire on Spruce Street in the city of Passaic. Unfortunately, two elderly people, a couple, a man and a woman over 70 years old, lost their lives,” reported Mayor Héctor Lora. Prosecutors later identified the couple as Fred and Yvonne Edwards.

The Passaic Fire Department found flames billowing from inside the windows of the couple’s apartment, rising to the ceiling. The prosecutor’s office is investigating the cause of the fire.

Red Cross disaster response teams provided emergency assistance to 10 people from 8 families including temporary shelter, food and other immediate aid. The evacuated victims were later able to return to their homes, he noted. FoxNews.

Last week, a man died when flames devastated a single-family home in the Bronx (NYC) that was illegally divided into 17 small apartments rented to low-income people.

Also last month, a tenant died and five people were seriously injured when a fire devastated an apartment building in Harlem (NYC), where in addition to the tragedy, the brave rescues carried out by FDNY firefighters and New York police pilots stood out.

Days before, two elderly women died and at least seven people were injured in a fire at a senior housing complex in Plainview, Long Island (NY).