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Posted: Thursday, 12 November 2009 11:04AM
Holocaust Survivor Dies in Long Island House Fire
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HEWLETT, NY (AP) -- A Holocaust survivor has been killed in a fire on Long Island that may have been sparked by a cigarette.
LISTEN: Sophia Hall reports from Hewlett 
The Nassau County fire marshal says Adam Rafalowicz was found dead inside his Hewlett, Long Island, home.
An official cause has yet to be determined. But Fire Marshal Vincent McManus says the victim had a reputation as a careless smoker.
McManus says relatives told him Rafalowicz, who was 86, was a Holocaust survivor and a retired physician.
A neighbor told Newsday that Rafalowicz was a cat lover. No animals were found at the scene.
About 100 firefighters from six volunteer departments battled the blaze, which was called in at about 2:45 a.m.
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