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Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops

An 84-year-old man who authorities say was trying to keep warm has been charged with arson after starting a massive fire at a storage facility in Cape May County on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said.

Salvatore Gellura

Salvatore Gellura

Photo Credit: Dan Robinson (Dansdroneshots609)/Cape May County Jail
Sam Barron

Salvatore Gellura was working in his storage unit at Burleigh Storage in Middle Township and lit cardboard in a metal container to keep warm sometime around 8:49 a.m., Middle Township police said. The fire spread beyond the container and Gellura was unable to control it, police said.

One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, police said.

Gellura was charged with arson and making a false report to law enforcement. Gellura was processed and lodged in the Cape May County Correctional Facility, police said.

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