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Death Of Man In Toms River Fire Due To Smoke Inhalation Death Of Man In Toms River Fire Due To Smoke Inhalation
Death Of Man In Toms River Fire Due To Smoke Inhalation An autopsy on the 76-year-old man killed in a fire in Toms River has ruled his cause of death was asphyxia due to smoke inhalation, authorities said. The examination and investigation concluded that Billy Kimbrough’s death was accidental and possibly due to smoking in bed, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. His body was discovered in a structure fire on Roberts Road in Toms River Township on Thursday, Feb. 16. Investigators concluded that the fire originated on a mattress in the bedroom of the residence.

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by Jon Craig
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Burned Body Of North Jersey Woman, 82, Found Days After She Died Burned Body Of North Jersey Woman, 82, Found Days After She Died
Burned Body Of North Jersey Woman, 82, Found Days After She Died A Bergen County medical examiner will officially determine how an 83-year-old North Arlington woman whose body was found in her home Tuesday died. Her unattended death, as such passings are known, wasn't considered suspicious, authorities said. The Jauncey Avenue victim apparently had been using the stove either to cook or for heat when her clothing caught fire sometime over the weekend, they said. The small blaze eventually died out "without us every knowing that it happened," North Arlington Police Chief Scott Hedenberg said. Police found the body while conducting a welfare check for a …

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by Jerry DeMarco