A late afternoon house fire claimed a life of a resident in Carlstadt. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Jan. 16th firefighters responded to 417 3rd st for a reported house fire, Arriving Ass't Chief Walter Stankiewicz confirmed a working fire and quickly struck a second alarm bringing mutual aid companies to the scene. Heavy fire was already venting from the home out several windows on the second floor. Handlines were stretched to the interior. Companies made great work of knocking down the heavy fire within 20 minutes. 

Mutual aid from East Rutherford, Hasbrouck Heights, Wallington and Wood-Ridge assisted on the scene along with the North Jersey County Fire Canteen and Carlstadt vol. Ambulance corps.

Bergen County Prosecutor's Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said members of his office's Arson Squad are investigating the cause of the fire with Carlstadt police. which appeared to have begun in the rear of the second floor in the home. One firefighter suffered a minor injury.