What to Know
- A fast-moving fire roared through a northern New Jersey home early Friday, killing a man and his adult son and injuring a woman, authorities said.
- The fire in North Arlington, which was reported around 4:15 a.m. on 9th Street, apparently broke out on the second floor and left the residents trapped in the single-family home.
- The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but authorities said it did not appear to be suspicious.
A fast-moving fire roared through a northern New Jersey home early Friday, killing a man and his adult son and injuring a woman, authorities said.
The fire in North Arlington, which was reported around 4:15 a.m. on 9th Street, apparently broke out on the second floor and left the residents trapped in the single-family home.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but authorities said it did not appear to be suspicious. The North Arlington police chief said that it appears the fire started in a front room on the second floor.
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A neighbor brought his own ladder to the scene and gave it to police who propped it up to the window of a second-floor bedroom, where they were able to rescue a 66-year-old woman inside, down the ladder and away from those flames. She was taken to a hospital for undisclosed injuries.
A 75-year-old man, identified by authorities as Safwat Saad was found unconscious in the same bedroom from where his wife was rescued, and their 44-year-old son, Maged Saad, was also found unconscious in a back room. The father and son were pronounced dead shortly after they were removed from the home.
News 4 New York spoke to a neighbor who said the woman was "screaming for her husband, her son" before she was taken away to a local hospital.
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North Arlington police and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the fire.
