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Port Jervis fire kills 1, injures 1; cause probed

Police officers and firefighters work at the scene

Photo credit: Mark Lieb | Police officers and firefighters work at the scene of a fire at 8 Mountain Ave. in Port Jervis. (Jan. 15, 2013)

A two-alarm house fire in Port Jervis has claimed the life of one adult and injured another, police said.

The fire at 8 Mountain Ave. was reported about 10:48 a.m. Tuesday, Port Jervis police said in a statement.

The initial call placed the fire next door at 35 Hudson St., but arriving officers found the fire at the house at 8 Mountain Ave., where they also found an unidentified 38-year-old...

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