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Artist dies in E. 16th St. fire

On Mon., Feb. 23, shortly after midnight, police responded to a call of a fire at 132 E. 16th St. Upon arrival, they were informed by firefighters there that, after extinguishing an apartment blaze at the location, they discovered a 59-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive. He was immediately removed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced DOA.

Ed Albers’s painting style was abstract and experimental.
Ed Albers’s painting style was abstract and experimental.

The victim was ID’d as Ed Albers, 59. Artnet News said Albers was a Dutch-born painter. Also killed in the blaze was his beloved German shepherd, Captain. His artwork was described as “mostly abstract paintings with biomorphic-looking forms and experiments with light and illumination.”

Fire officials said an extension cord caused the fire in the apartment, located near Union Square.