Crime & Safety

Charter School Fire Cause Will Not Be Determined; Arson Ruled Out

While likely an electrical fire, a definite cause will not be determined by the Hoboken Fire Department

While the precise cause of the fire at the Hoboken Charter School will not be officially determined, one thing is certain said Chief Richard Blohm: arson has been ruled out.

Based on security footage from the school, it was determined that nobody went into the room where the fire started for that entire day, Blohm said. 

The room where the fire started was too destroyed to determine exactly where the fire originated, Blohm said. It's likely, however, that the fire was electrical. 

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