Tag: Middlesex County Fire Marshal’s Office
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Fatal fire at mobile home park in Edison under investigation; does not appear suspicious
EDISON – Fire officials are investigating a fatal fire at a mobile home park on Plainfield Avenue, which claimed the life of a man. The structure fire was reported at 10:28 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2021, according to Deputy Fire Chief Andrew Toth, of the Edison Fire Department. “When the fire department was doing their…
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Cranbury Pizza reopens nine moths after fire
March 23 was “like Christmas morning” in the Taylor household. “I have 7-year-old twin boys and a 12-year-old daughter. For months they asked, ‘When are they opening?’ When it happened they got up at 8 a.m. and asked, ‘Are we having pizza for breakfast?’ ” Councilman Jay Taylor said. Cranbury Pizza reopened on March 23…
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Middlesex County Fire Marshal unable to determine cause of Cranbury Pizza fire
The Middlesex County Fire Marshal’s Office was unable to find the cause of the fire that took place this summer at the Cranbury Pizza building on North Main Street. Before a final report could be complete, Middlesex County Fire Marshal Mike Gallagher and officials had to concur with the insurance investigators to finalize the report…
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Middlesex County Fire Marshal expects final report on Cranbury Pizza fire in coming weeks
Middlesex County Fire Marshal Mike Gallagher is anticipating a final report in the next few weeks regarding the fire at Cranbury Pizza. As of July 20, information has not been released on the cause for the June 19 fire in Cranbury. As soon as the fire marshal’s report is done and officials concur with the…
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Fire, which damaged all 12 apartments at Parsonage Hills apartment complex, is under investigation
EDISON – A fire at the Parsonage Hills apartment complex is under investigation, according to Edison Fire Chief Brian Latham. The fire was reported at 4:16 p.m. on May 4 and was showing through the roof as firefighters arrived. Firefighters made a search of the 12-unit apartment complex and all occupants were safely evacuated, Latham…
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Officers put their lives at risk to save others during Governor’s Pointe fire
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Among dozens of first responders and residents who were in the area of Albury Way in North Brunswick around 10:19 p.m. on Dec. 8, two are being credited with saving the lives of two small children and their grandparents during a structure fire. As officers investigated the 12 units in…
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No serious injuries reported during structure fire in Governor’s Pointe
NORTH BRUNSWICK – All occupants of an apartment building in the Governor’s Pointe complex were accounted for, with no serious injuries, during a fire over the weekend. Police and fire units reported to a structure fire on Albury Way in North Brunswick on Dec. 8. The building containing 12 units was gutted and uninhabitable, according…
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Police discover dead body inside burned-out shed in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – A man has been found dead inside a burned-out shed. The Madison Park Volunteer Fire Company was alerted to the fire at about 8:09 p.m. July 23 on a residential property in the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, according to a statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and…
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South River shares fire prevention services, despite opposition
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – After facing months of opposition from numerous residents and members of the South River Fire Department (SRFD), the South River Borough Council officially transferred administration of the borough’s Fire Prevention Bureau to the county. Fire prevention officials work in tandem with the fire department to investigate scenes and…