Elderly Victim Perishes In Early-Morning House Fire In Selden
Selden – Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating a house fire that killed a Selden woman on Monday morning.
Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Selden Fire Department responded to 76 Ferndale Avenue at approximately 6:30 a.m. after a neighbor called 911 to report a fire at the location.
The lone resident of the home, Eufemia Smith, 85, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
A preliminary investigation has determined the cause of the fire to be non-criminal.
The investigation is continuing.
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