Elderly Pair Killed In East Hanover House Fire Identified

EAST HANOVER, NJ— An elderly man and woman were identified as the victims of a Friday night house fire in East Hanover, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said.

Robert Dundermen, 78, and Cynthia Dundermen, 75, were killed when a fire ripped through their home around 8 p.m. on Friday. The medical examiner has ruled the death an accident, and officials don't anticipate any criminal charges.

The cause of the fire was not released, but Knapp said it did not seem suspicious.

The fire broke out around 7:45 p.m. at 12 Kimble Place, East Hanover Chief Christopher F. Cannizzo said. Officers tried to get into the home but were pushed back by "heavy flames." It was a single-family home.

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