By Associated Press - Sunday, May 17, 2020

LINDENHURST, N.Y. (AP) - A man died early Sunday in a house fire on Long Island, police said.

Gioacchino Pagano, 28, was found dead in a bedroom of the Lindenhurst home, Suffolk County police said. His parents were able to get out alive.

Police said a preliminary investigation into the 3 a.m. blaze shows the cause of the fire was not criminal.



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