Wednesday’s conflagration was the second house fire to kill a young girl in Newark in the past six months. Two girls, ages 8 and 6, were killed when a similar blaze erupted on Oct. 20 in the city.

One person was killed and another injured in a house fire in Newark. Heavy flames broke out on the top floor of the three-story home on Astor Street just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Good Samaritans ...