EARLY MONDAY MORNING HOBOKEN WAREHOUSE FIRE CLAIMS THE LIFE OF TWO INDIVIDUALS
" Firefighters Discover 2 Victims In An Early Monday Morning December 20, 2021 Hoboken Warehouse Fire."
December 21, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
HOBOKEN, NJ.- On Monday, December 20, 2021 Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force is actively investigating an early Monday morning warehouse fire that has claimed the lives of two individuals.
On Monday, December 20, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m., a Member of The Hoboken Police Department while on patrol heard a Loud Explosion in the area of Jackson Street in Hoboken. First responders to the area found an active fire in a warehouse located at 38 Jackson Street.
The Hoboken Fire Department responded and was assisted in extinguishing the fire by The Jersey City Fire Department and The North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Department. The fire damaged several surrounding buildings and several of the buildings sustained severe water damage. The investigation into the origin and cause of the fire is pending.
While battling the fire, firefighters found Two Victims in the warehouse. They were pronounced deceased at the scene. The Cause and Manner of Death of the victims are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Regional Arson Task Force is actively investigating this incident with assistance from The Hoboken Fire Department and Hoboken Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to contact The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office at 201-915-1345 or leave an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office website at http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.
FILED UNDER DECEMBER 21, 2021: LAW, HUDSON: