Overview
- The late-night blaze began around 10:30 p.m. Friday on the 1200 block of North Olden Avenue and spread through seven attached homes.
- Officials said the victim was a Trenton Central High School student identified by family as 18-year-old Joseph Kokulo.
- Three others were hospitalized, with two in stable condition and one in critical condition, and a firefighter was among those injured.
- Mayor Reed Gusciora said 22 residents were displaced and seven families lost their possessions.
- Fire crews brought the multi-alarm fire under control around 12:30 to 1 a.m., and the Red Cross reported assisting 16 people from three families so far.