Crime & Safety
One Killed In New Brunswick Fire Saturday Night
One person was killed in a house fire on the 200 block of Delvan Street in New Brunswick Saturday night.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — One person was killed in a house fire in New Brunswick Saturday night, said a city spokesman.
The city did not have an age or gender of the person killed, but New Brunswick firefighters were called to a fire on the 200 block of Delvan Street shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday.
The intense flames from the burning home forced neighboring homes to be evacuated. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from East Brunswick, East Franklin, Edison, Milltown, North Brunswick and Piscataway.
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One person died in the fire.
Anyone with information on how the fire started is asked to contact the New Brunswick Fire Department at (732) 745-5254.
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New Brunswick Fire Prevention, the New Brunswick Police Department, The Middlesex County Fire Marshall and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office are jointly investigating the cause of the fire.
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