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Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire
Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire A 28-year-old Bound Brook man was charged with arson following a massive fire that tore through the downtown district Sunday night. Juan Hector Padilla, of East Second Street, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree arson and hindering investigation apprehension, along with providing false information, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said. Investigators said Padilla was seen walking near the building several times before the seven-alarm blaze broke out around 7:55 p.m., at the site of the Meridia II building on East Main Street and Mountain Avenue. The Bound Brook F…

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