Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Woodbridge Fire Is Identified

The fire broke out at 9:12 a.m. on Wednesday dat the South Inman Ave. home. The young man's body was found in his basement bedroom.

This was the scene when firefighters got to the home Wednesday morning.
This was the scene when firefighters got to the home Wednesday morning. (Provided by the Avenel Fire Prevention Bureau)

WOODBRIDGE – A 21-year-old man has been identified as the victim who perished in a fire on Wednesday.

Chadly Julien, 21, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge has been identified as the victim who was discovered shortly after personnel responded to 88 South Inman Avenue in Avenel following a report of a structure fire that morning, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.

The cause of death remains undetermined pending the completion of an autopsy by the Middlesex County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

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An investigation into the cause of the fire is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Jorge Quesada of the Woodbridge Police Department at (732) 634-7700 or Detective Kevin Schroeck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4194 or Avenel Fire Official Cory Spillar of the Avenel Fire Prevention Bureau at (732) 855-974.

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