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Somerville Senior Center Fire Victim Funeral Announced, Other Residents Return Home, Reports Say

Funeral services have been set for the woman killed in last week's Somerville Senior Citizens Housing complex fire, and all other residents have returned to their homes after borough inspections, according to nj.com.

Loretta J. Litchman, 76, died in a fire Wednesday at the complex on Mountain Avenue. The blaze evacuated 175 residents after the building was deemed uninhabitable by borough officials due to water and smoke damage, according to nj.com.


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