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Holocaust Survivor Dies In Long Island House Fire

NEW YORK (CBS) ― A Holocaust survivor has been killed in a fire on Long Island that may have been sparked by a cigarette.

The Nassau County fire marshal says Adam Rafalowicz was found dead inside his Hewlett, Long Island, home on 10 Sutton Lane. Officials said the two-story home sustained a partial collapse as a result of the blaze.

An official cause has yet to be determined. But Fire Marshal Vincent McManus says the victim had a reputation as a careless smoker.

McManus says relatives told him Rafalowicz, who was 86, was a Holocaust survivor and a retired physician.

A neighbor told Newsday that Rafalowicz was a cat lover. No animals were found at the scene.

About 100 firefighters from six volunteer departments battled the blaze, which was called in at about 2:45 a.m.


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