Bensalem police and fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal apartment fire on Oct. 17, 2026.
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Bensalem officials are investigating a fatal fire Saturday night that damaged multiple units in an apartment complex in the township’s Andalusia section.
Bucks County Coroner Patti Campi identified the victim who died in the Oct. 17 fire at Primavera Square Apartments as James Nugent. The cause and manner of death are pending toxicology results, Campi said on Monday.
Bensalem Volunteer Fire Co. located a fire in a second-floor apartment at the complex in the 700 block of Station Avenue shortly after 6 p.m.,. police said. The fire affected six units, police said in a press release.
All residents in those units were able to return to their apartments later or made other accommodations, police said.
Nugent, 66, was found dead and two other unidentified individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Bensalem Fire Rescue and Bensalem Police detectives. No further information is available at this time, and no additional details will be released at this stage of the investigation, police said.
(This story has been updated to add new information available on Oct. 19, 2026.)
Crime and Courts Reporter Jo Ciavaglia can be reached at jciavaglia@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Update: Man, 66, died in Bensalem apartment fire. Two injured
Reporting by Jo Ciavaglia, Bucks County Courier Times / Bucks County Courier Times
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This story was originally published October 19, 2026 at 7:59 AM.