HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE RELEASES IDENTITY OF FEMALE VICTIM IN FATAL HOBOKEN WAREHOUSE FIRE
" Hudson County Authorities Have Positively Identified One Of The Victims In Monday Morning Fatal Warehouse Fire In Hoboken, New Jersey."
December 22, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
HOBOKEN, NJ.- On Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that one of the victims in the early Monday morning fatal warehouse fire in Hoboken, New Jersey has been positively identified.
The adult female victim who perished on Monday, December 20, 2021 in the Hoboken Fatal Warehouse Fire at 38 Jackson Street, has been identified as 60-Year-Old Rose Marie Vos. The second victim, a 61-Year-Old male, also died in the fire. The release of his name is pending notification of next of kin. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene on Dec. 20. The cause and manner of death of the victims are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
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. During fire suppression activities, firefighters found the male and female victims in the warehouse.
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 official website at http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.
FILED UNDER DECEMBER 22, 2021: LAW, HUDSON: