HUDSON COUNTY ARSON TASK FORCE INVESTIGATING AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FIRE THAT KILLED A MAN
"A Bergenline Avenue Apartment Fire Has Left A 55-Year-Old Man Dead Early Sunday Morning."
Monday, August 21, 2023, 1:15 P.M. ET. By George Petruska: Englebrook Independent News,
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WEST NEW YORK, NJ.- Today, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez reported that Detectives of The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and The West New York Police Department are actively investigating a Fatal Fire that occurred in West New York on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, at approximately 5:00 a.m., Members of The North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue responded to an Apartment Fire located above 6213 Bergenline Avenue in West New York, New Jersey. Upon arrival, Firefighters discovered Heavy Smoke coming from a Bedroom in the Apartment. While fighting the Fire, Firefighters found an Unresponsive man, later identified as Adrian Hernandez-Bienes, 55, inside the Bedroom. Mr. Hernandez-Bienes was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other individuals escaped from the building prior to Firefighters arriving.
The initial investigation by The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force determined the Fire originated in an Apartment Bedroom. The Cause of the Fire remains under investigation by The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, and The West New York Police Department.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office at (201) 915-1345.
FILED UNDER AUGUST 21, 2023: LAW, LOCAL, HUDSON: