DNA testing and other methods will need to be used to identify the four people killed in a fire at a Jersey Shore motel that housed some victims of Hurricane Sandy, authorities said Sunday.
The Ocean County medical examiner's office hoped to complete its work on the identifications in the next few days, said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
Fire investigators are still working to determine how and exactly where the fire started, Della Fave said.
The blaze broke out around 5:30 a.m. Friday at the Mariner's Cove Motor Inn in Point Pleasant Beach. About 40 people were staying there at the time, including some who had lost their homes during the 2012 superstorm.
Eight others were injured in the fire, three critically. Many of the injured had burns and broken bones, and survivors described a chaotic scene of flames, smoke and screaming.
DNA Tests Needed to ID 4 Killed in NJ Motel Fire
The blaze broke out around 5:30 a.m. Friday at the Mariner's Cove Motor Inn in Point Pleasant Beach
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