The mother and daughter died hours later in hospitals.
It was Friday around midnight when William Montanaro awoke to fire alarms blaring.The 39-year-old ran back upstairs to get his family — his wife, Jacqueline, two young daughters and dog.He, Jacqueline and their 8-year-old fought their way outside, but 6-year-old Madelyn was still in the home. William rushed back in, as did Jacqueline.
With smoke everywhere, William fought his way outside again, but Jacqueline and Madelyn were unable to escape. “There was CPR done on both of them. And they were both in critical condition,” Domenico told NJ Advance Media in a telephone interview on Sunday. However, both later died from their injuries. Jacqueline was pronounced dead at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday. Madelyn was pronounced dead about 12 hours later.A spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office told NJ Advance Media in a
In his statement, William said, “I am now focused on getting my daughter the support and help she’s going to need, so we can rebuild our lives together.”He said his brother was out on Sunday with an organization called Hound Hunters to look for the family’s dog, Duchess, a copper-colored Goldendoodle, who remains missing.