New Jersey woman fighting eviction blows herself up in house full of cats

[Sugar Cookie]

A New Jersey woman’s fight against eviction ended in a deadly blaze Wednesday when she intentionally started a fire in the home she shared with dozens of cats and refused to vacate.

The woman and dozens of cats died in the massive fire, which broke out shortly after 11 a.m. in Roosevelt, authorities said.

State police had served the unidentified woman an eviction notice but she refused to leave and threatened to blow up the house.

“We’re getting reports that the resident turned on the gas of the residence prior to igniting,” New Jersey State Police Lt. Lawrence Peele said, according to CBS News.

Neighbors were evacuated while police had a standoff with the woman. Multiple fire departments responded to the home but were unable to get the woman out alive. No other injuries were reported.

“They knocked on our door this morning. Thank God it was a pretty loud knock. I grabbed [my son]. They told us to leave. She was threatening with a bomb or to bomb the house and ended up with a fire,” one neighbor, Erin Luca, told the outlet.

The woman was the sole occupant of the house, located on Cedar Court. The once-cat-filled home is completely charred and an attached home is unlivable.

New Jersey woman fighting eviction blows herself up in house full of cats

A New Jersey woman’s fight against eviction ended in a deadly blaze Wednesday when she intentionally started a fire in the home she shared with dozens of cats and refused to evacuate.

nypost.com

 

[cubby]

With all the cats in there, that she most likely wasn't taking care of, the owner probably would have had to torch it anyway, but that was his decision to make not her's.

 

[Josh P]

Another crazy cat hoarder...

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Poor kitties. If I ever decide to blow up my house, which I can't imagine happening, I'll make sure my cats are out of the house first.

 

[Blizzard]

What a jerk

at least put the fucking cats out first.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Well didn't she put a whole new level on the Crazy Cat Lady trope?

 

[Sejanus]

So she... won?

 

[cubby]

So she... won?

She got the last word in, that's for sure.

 

[DeeDee]

That seems like a pretty big space for 1 person. How unbelievably selfish to just destroy someone else's house because she can't use it anymore. This is the kind of shit that makes landlords be extremely picky who they let move in. I had to do backflips through hoops to secure the rental we're in now. For an insane amount of rent but it was actually the cheapest house rental available at the time.

An entire family could have made use of that home once it was cleaned and she just destroyed it out of selfishness. It's good she's dead in my opinion. The world has enough selfish people as it is.

 

[thuumpr]

I bet she was rethinking her plan (and not declawing the cats) while the house was burning and filling with smoke and Mittens would cuddle.

 

[Rebooto67]

Maybe she read " roadworks" from Stephen King recently

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

Oh those poor cats! What a horrific way to die, must’ve been so terrifying for them in their final moments. Hopefully they’re over the rainbow bridge enjoying their afterlife. RIP kitties

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Poor kitties. If I ever decide to blow up my house, which I can't imagine happening, I'll make sure my cats are out of the house first.

Just like a family annihilator she probably thought her cats were better off dead then with out her.

 

[Angiebla]

Shades of Josh Powell sans kids.