48°
UPDATE: Ocean County Prosecutor releases name of fire victim.
On Thursday, July 20, at approximately 1:50 p.m., the Berkeley Township Police Department and Berkeley Township Fire Departments were dispatched to a structure fire at 1 Miles Pond Road, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
During fire suppression efforts, the woman's body was found in the dining room of the structure, Billhimer said.
An investigation determined that the fire originated in the kitchen of the structure — more specifically in the dishwasher — and that "a failure of energized electrical equipment cannot be eliminated as the cause of the fire," Billhimer said.
The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental, he said.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Somerset and receive free news updates.
