Woman, 94, Id'd As Fort Lee Fire Victim

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FORT LEE -- A 94-year-old borough woman was identified as the victim of a gas-fed, three-alarm fire that ravaged a McCloud Drive home Saturday night, fire officials said Monday.

Firefighters found Rosa Morell in her bed after the extreme heat and smoke prevented them from reaching the nonagenarian despite numerous attempts to enter the home from several locations, said Fire Chief Jeff Silver. During one attempt, firefighters hit a wall of fire inside the home, which was registering at temperatures in excess of 1,000 degrees.

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Woman, 94, Id'd As Fort Lee Fire Victim

Morell was pronounced dead at the scene. Another woman, a relative of Mor...

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