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Overnight house fire kills Irvington man trapped on 3rd floor

An overnight house fire killed an Irvington man who was trapped on the third floor of the home. The fire broke out around 11 p.m. Monday inside a home on 40th Street. Witnesses tell News 12 New Jersey

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Dec 28, 2016, 12:33 AM

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