file photo courtesy of Allendale Fire Department
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Allendale NJ, on Saturday as a 17-year-old girl died in a house fire in Allendale on Bonnie Way. Police received numerous calls about a fire on Bonnie Way and found a neighborhood filled with smoke and a single-family home on fire at about 5:15 p.m.
Allendale Ambulance and Valley paramedics were at the scene and took the unidentified 17-year-old victim to The Valley Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The fire appears to have been accidental, police said in a statement. No additional details were provided.
The Allendale Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Bergen County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.
Very sad God bless her.