Jersey City Fatal Fire Investigation

61-Year-Old Jersey City Man Perishes In Early Thursday Morning High-Rise Apartment Building Fire

Friday, May 3, 2024, 3:00 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

JERSEY CITY, NJ.- The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force is continuing the investigation into the cause and origin of a Thursday morning apartment fire that tragically claimed the life of a 61-year-old Jersey City man.

     According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, on Thursday, May 2, 2024, shortly before 5:00 a.m., members of the Jersey City Fire Department responded to a fire alarm activation and multiple 911 Emergency Calls reporting a fire located inside an apartment at 270 Marin Boulevard in Jersey City.

     Upon arrival, Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from an apartment on the twelfth floor of the building. Upon entry of the apartment unit, first responders located an unresponsive man, later identified as Ramon Abello, 61, of Jersey City, New Jersey. Mr. Abello was immediately transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased at 6:45 a.m. Thursday.

     The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department. At this time the fire does not appear to be suspicious in nature. Anyone with information regarding this fire is urged to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office at (201) 915-1345.

FILED UNDER: MAY 3, 2024: LAW, LOCAL, HUDSON: