Paul Avery, an actor known for appearing on the soap opera “All My Children,” and his wife Sheila die in an early morning house fire in New Jersey, multiple outlets report. According to reporting cited by local coverage, responders from the New Jersey State Police and the Blairstown Fire Department respond after a blaze breaks out at the couple’s home on Mohican Road. The fire occurs around 12:38 a.m. and the couple is trapped inside, according to accounts referenced in the coverage. NBC News and other outlets report that Avery and Sheila die in the incident and that they are killed in the fire; one outlet also states they are pulled from the burning home. Other articles note Avery’s prior work in television and film, including appearances connected to “Superman” and various TV programs. Additional reporting focuses on his long-term public life and family, including references to the couple’s decades-long marriage and the role Sheila played in Avery’s later activities after a stroke in 2018. Details on the cause of the fire are not provided in the excerpts.