Two NJ Sisters Die Saving Father in Thanksgiving Fire

Two sisters from New Jersey died on Thanksgiving night while attempting to rescue their disabled father from a house fire in Orange, Essex County, authorities reported. Frantzia Fleury, 49, and Pojanee Fleury, 42, were overcome by flames at their family home on Mosswood Avenue around 5 p.m. on November 27, but they managed to guide their father to safety before succumbing. The sisters were pronounced dead at the scene at 6:47 p.m., according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Orange Fire Department Chief Derrick Brown.

Witnesses spotted the blaze shortly after it began and alerted emergency services, prompting a rapid response. Firefighters arrived within two minutes of the call, neighbor Claire Stevens said. Despite the quick action, the fire spread too rapidly for rescuers to save the women. Their father, whose name has not been released, escaped without physical injury, as did six other people who were inside the home at the time. Officials noted that the father lives with a disability, which likely complicated the escape.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, with no further details available as of Friday. A spokesperson for the Red Cross of...