Sunday, January 11, 2015

WOMAN KILLED IN BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY EXPLOSION AND BLAZE



WOMAN KILLED IN BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY EXPLOSION AND BLAZE


Updated January 9, 2015 10:55 PM

A woman has been killed in a fire in Holiday City, Berkeley Township. (January 9, 2015 10:49 PM)

The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has confirmed that a woman was killed in a fire in Berkeley Township.

The fire started at around 9:15 a.m. on Encinitas Drive in the Holiday City section of town, which is a retirement community.

Neighbor Joseph Porzio tells News 12 New Jersey that he and other neighbors tried to get inside to help the woman.

“There was a loud boom and then the house engulfed in flames.

The prosecutor’s office, township police and the fire marshal were all investigating the fire Friday night, Della Fave said