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RIDGEWOOD, NJ – A devastating house fire on Meer Avenue resulted in a fatality after a victim went into cardiac arrest during a noontime blaze on November 5.
Emergency personnel performed CPR on the scene, but the victim was later pronounced dead at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Arson Investigations Unit has been called to investigate the cause of the fire, which was reported just off James Way behind Route 208.
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered the rear of the house fully engulfed in flames, prompting a rapid escalation to a third alarm. The main body of the fire was extinguished within an hour.