By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 3, 2017

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) - Authorities have released the identity of the third victim of a New Year’s Day fire in a large apartment building in Massachusetts.

The Hampden district attorney said Tuesday that 34-year-old Trevor Wadleigh, of Easthampton, died in Sunday’s blaze in Holyoke.

The other victims had previously been identified as 55-year-old Jorge Munoz and 48-year-old Maria Cartagena, who died after leaping from the fourth or fifth floor.



The blaze in the five-story brick building remains under investigation.

Several people were hospitalized with injuries and nearly 50 residents were displaced.

Officials say a firefighter suffered a minor hand injury.

Demolition crews began tearing down the upper floors. The city’s building inspector determined it could collapse.

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