‘All My Children’ star Paul Avery and wife killed in house fire
Actor Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila, died after a fire at their Blairstown, New Jersey home. Rescuers pulled the couple from the building, but both succumbed to smoke inhalation. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the blaze.
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New reports specify that smoke inhalation caused the deaths.
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Paul Avery and wife Sheila die in New Jersey house fire
confidence 90%Actor Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila, died after a fire at their Blairstown, New Jersey home. Rescuers pulled the couple from the building, but both succumbed to smoke inhalation. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the blaze.
What's confirmed:
- Paul Avery and his wife Sheila died in a house fire at their residence in Blairstown, New Jersey.
- The couple did not survive after being rescued from the burning home.
Still unconfirmed:
- The deaths were caused by smoke inhalation.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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All My Children Actor Paul Avery and Wife Sheila Killed in New Jersey House Fire
confidence 100%Actor Paul Avery, known for All My Children and Superman, died alongside his wife Sheila in a house fire in Blairstown, New Jersey. The couple was found unconscious by firefighters and died shortly after. The fire occurred early Tuesday morning on Mohican Road.
What's confirmed:
- Paul Avery and his wife Sheila died in a house fire in Blairstown, New Jersey.
- Paul Avery appeared in the soap opera All My Children and the 1978 film Superman.
- The fire occurred early Tuesday morning on Mohican Road.
- Firefighters found the couple unconscious at the scene.
- Paul Avery was 84 years old.
- Avery was a veteran, pilot, newspaper editor, and local politician.
Still unconfirmed:
- The cause of the house fire remains unknown.