A fire that tore through a senior housing complex overnight in North Bergen left two people dead and forced residents to evacuate.

Two people were killed in a fire at a high-rise senior center in North Bergen, N.J., on Thursday morning, authorities said. The victims were identified only as an 88-year-old man and a 77-year-old woman who investigators believe are related, WABC reported. One other resident, who was not identified, was hospitalized.

Two people were killed in an early morning fire at a North Bergen senior housing complex on Thursday, April 3, authorities said. At 1 a.m., the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue responded to Cullum Apartments,