The fire broke out just after midnight in the house on Palisades Avenue trapping three people in the basement, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
A New Jersey man is now also accused of speeding in the moments leading up to a drunken crash that killed two passengers in the vehicle with him, according to authorities.
Sexual assault charges against Shalom “Sal” Yehudiel were dropped Monday by a Bergen County judge but new charges in a separate case were filed on Tuesday.
Raeshonn Corbo, of Teaneck, faces aggravated manslaughter and other charges three years after bringing both weeks-old twins to the hospital. One of the babies died. The father is already awaiting trial.
Authorities say a man from Bergen County has been sentenced to 97 months, or about eight years, in prison for orchestrating a long-running bank and securities fraud scheme.