Officials: 16-year-old Alexander Lopez-Pena killed in Midland Park house fire

MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- A teenager was killed in a fire that destroyed a Midland Park home Thursday night.

Cellphone video shows flames engulfing the house on Franklin Street.

The Bergen County prosecutor's office says 16-year-old Alexander Lopez-Pena was found dead on the first floor of the home.

Several other people who lived in the home were taken to the hospital.

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"We saw a lot of flames and smoke and tons of emergency services people around," neighbor Suzanne Rittereiser said. "It's very sad. They seemed like a very sort of cohesive, happy family."

Friday morning, bulldozers tore down what remained of the home.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.