Victim in fatal Carlstadt fire is identified, authorities say

Authorities have identified the victim of a Carlstadt fire on Jan. 16 as 67-year old Joseph Poling, though they said the cause of the fire, not yet being revealed to the public, is not suspicious.

Firefighters responded to a two-family home at 417 Third St. at about 4 p.m. on Friday and found Poling on the second floor of the multifamily, two-story home. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

On Jan. 19, Carlstadt police referred the death to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, who investigated it along with the county’s Arson Task Force, said a Monday press release…

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