Woman, 73, ID’d as New Brunswick house fire victim
<p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">A 73-year-old homeowner has been identified as the victim of a fatal house fire Wednesday morning in New Brunswick.</span></span></span></p>
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Jun 28, 2017, 10:00 AM
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A 73-year-old homeowner has been identified as the victim of a fatal house fire Wednesday morning in New Brunswick, police said.
New Brunswick Fire Director Robert Rawl said crews arrived at the scene on Stockton Road around 12:45 a.m. to find a two-story home engulfed in flames.
“They arrived and had heavy smoke from the first and second-story eaves,” he said. “We (did) an extensive search and that's when we realized that someone was in the building."
New Brunswick police said firefighters found Loretta Katko dead in a bedroom of the home.
An investigation into what caused the fire is ongoing, but fire officials said it does not appear to be suspicious.
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