- House Fire, 81 Sewaren Avenue, Febuary 22, 1999. -

- House Fire, Sewaren Avenue. Febuary 22, 1999. -

One of The Worst Tragedies In the Town Happened At Noontime, On a Freezing Febuary Day. An Elderly Man was Killed While Trying To Fight an Electrical Fire in His Cape Cod House.
His Neighbors saw Flames And Immediatelly Dialed 9-1-1, as others tried to Rescue him from the burning building. Within Minutes, The house was totally engulfed in Flames and Smoke. It took firefighters 45 minutes to Control the Blaze and several More Hours To Hit "Hotspots" and overhaul.

The House was Totally Destroyed and was Demolished Completely. A New Home was Built On The Foundation.

The Man was Planning on moving with his Daughter within a Few Weeks.