Monday, March 9, 2015

1 DEAD, 2 INJURED IN ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY HOUSE FIRE






MARCH 9, 2015

ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

A 57-year-old city man suffered a fatal heart attack after being pulled from a burning home Monday afternoon, said police spokesperson Det. Capt. Timothy Torell. 

Calls started to come in around 1:40 p.m. reporting a fire at 370 Shepard Ave. When firefighters and police arrived, one resident was found outside but Charles Brown was still trapped in the structure, Torell said.  Brown was in cardiac arrest at the scene and was later pronounced dead at Englewood Hospital. 

The other resident was treated for an injured hand.  An Englewood firefighter was treated for burns to his wrist, Torell said. 

The fire, which went to three alarms before it was contained, drew responders from several communities, including Tenafly and Hackensack. The fire was still under investigation late Monday.