Their dad and six other people were uninjured, and the cause remains under investigation
Two sisters were killed while attempting to aid their father, who has a disability, during a Thanksgiving house fire in Orange, New Jersey, officials said.
Frantzia Fleury, 49, and her 42-year-old sister Pojanee Fleury were trying to assist their dad when a blaze broke out around 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, at a home on Mosswood Avenue, according to CBS News New York and News 12.
They were pronounced dead shortly after, CBS reported, citing the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Their father and six other people managed to escape and were not injured.
The cause remains under investigation, CBS reported.
Pojanee was the founder of Brown Eyez Magazine, launched in 2007 as “a celebration of positive artistry and holistic health” and described on its site as “a community magazine … for and about African-Americans,” according to her website and the publication’s website.
Frantzia worked as a radiologic technologist at Clara Maass Medical Center in New Jersey, according to her LinkedIn profile.
A neighbor who witnessed the flames told PIX11 that “I just came here to look, and then I see the whole fire. That’s heartbreaking, and on Thanksgiving, that’s hard. That’s really hard.”
Authorities ask anyone with information to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
