Sisters killed in Thanksgiving house fire in Orange
Fire at a home on Mosswood Avenue in Orange on Nov. 27, 2025.
ORANGE, N.J. - Two sisters were killed in a house fire in Orange, New Jersey, on Thanksgiving Day, while trying to help their father get out of the burning house.
What we know:
Firefighters were called out to the Mosswood Avenue home around 5 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Essex County prosecutor's office.
Frantzia Fleury, 49, and Pojanee Fleury, 42, were killed in the fire.
Officials said the sisters were working to help their disabled father out of the home. He and six other people were able to get out of the house uninjured.
What we don't know:
The Orange Township Fire Department and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the cause of the fire. Officials asked anyone with information to contact the tip line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC (1-877-847-7432).