New Jersey woman fighting eviction blows herself up in house full of cats

A New Jersey woman’s fight against eviction ended in a deadly blaze Wednesday when she intentionally started a fire in the home she shared with dozens of cats and refused to vacate. The woman and dozens of cats died in the massive fire, which broke out shortly after 11 a.m. in Roosevelt, authorities said. The woman and dozens of cats died in the fire, which broke out shortly after 11 a.m. in the Borough of Roosevelt. CBS New YorkState police had served the unidentified woman an eviction notice but she refused to leave and threatened to blow up the house. Emma Quackenbush, who lived in the attached unit for 22 years, told New Jersey 101.5 she had lost everything in the fire.