Commack Woman Reportedly Dies in Off-Campus Fire Near Marist

A Commack woman is reportedly among three people that perished in a fire in a house rented by Marist students near the campus early Saturday morning.

Authorities identified the victims as two female Marist students in their 20s and a man in his early 20s, who was not a student at the school. Though the victims' names were not released, Jaime Celona, who identified herself as a relative, said Kerry Fitzsimons, of Commack, was one of the people who died in the fire, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

A woman who answered the phone at the Fitzsimons' Commack home said the family had no comment, according to Newsday.

Four other people in the house escaped the fire and suffered only minor injuries, according to Town of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Thomas Mauro. Mauro said Sunday the fire is under investigation.

Marist College postponed two basketball games this weekend out of respect for the students.

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