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One Dead, Another Injured From Jump In Jersey City Fire
One person was killed in a fire in Jersey City early Monday morning, July 10, authorities said.
A man who was pulled from the 269 269 Stegman St., blaze that broke out around 6:50 a.m. died at the hospital, while one other person who jumped from the second floor was injured, according to Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office.
Upon arrival, firefighters observed heavy smoke and fire, Wallace-Scalfione said.
Five other people self-evacuated the building, Wallace-Scalfione said.
Firefighters were able to contain the blaze, Wallace-Scalfione said. The Huds…
3rd Accused Arsonist Arrested In Jersey City Bodega Fire
A 29-year-old man was the third person to be charged with torching a Jersey City bodega in 2019, authorities announced Tuesday.
Jeremiah Lane surrendered at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Monday, and was charged in connection with the June 9, 2019 blaze at Tribu Minimart on Princeton Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The shop's two owners, Amado Gonzalez-Abreu, 38, and Francisca Duran-Tejada, age 47, were charged last October, Suarez said.
Gonzalez-Abreu and Duran-Tejada were charged with arson for insurance fraud purposes, while was charged with aggrava…