Overview
- Officials identified the victims as Frantzia Fleury, 49, and Pojanee Fleury, 42, who returned to aid their father during the blaze.
- The fire started around 5 p.m. Thursday on Mosswood Avenue, and the sisters were pronounced dead shortly after 6:45 p.m.
- Prosecutors said the father and six other occupants escaped and were not injured.
- Investigators urged anyone with information to call the Essex County Prosecutor’s tip line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC (1-877-847-7432).
- The American Red Cross reported providing emergency financial assistance and temporary lodging to a displaced family of eight as neighbors offered tributes.