BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A house fire that killed a woman last weekend in New Jersey has been ruled accidental and due to a discarded cigarette.
State police said troopers responded early March 11 to a Bass River Township block and found a home engulfed in flames.
The Press of Atlantic City reports that authorities have identified the victim as 38-year-old homeowner Kristina Amon.
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Investigators said she had gone upstairs to sleep, and an improperly extinguished cigarette butt on the back deck ignited the fire.
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Information from: The Press of Atlantic City (N.J.), http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com
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