A neighbor of the family killed by a Halloween night fire that destroyed their Paterson home is “devastated” that she couldn’t rescue them in time.

“We tried. We tried,” said Fatima Ali, who lived next door to the family. “We were able to help the first floor. We couldn’t do the second. And we are devastated, because these are people we saw every day for the past six years.

“These kids were always there laughing. It’s just a horrible feeling.”

The family, which included three children aged 14, 12 and 7, were all found dead in the second floor of their New Jersey home Friday. Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said the father was Palestinian and related to NJ assemblyman Al Abdelaziz.

The fire broke out around 10 p.m. and spread quickly thanks to strong winds in the area, according to fire o

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