Berkeley Man Burned In Stovetop Fire On Monday Night

BAYVILLE, NJ - A stovetop fire that burned a Bayville man Monday evening while he was cooking french fries has been ruled accidental, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Police and members of the Bayville Fire Department responded to a home in the 200 block of Iger Way at 8:34 p.m. on a report of an appliance fire with injuries, said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the prosecutor's office.

The fire was already out, but the 78-year-old man had burns on his head and hands. The victim told police he was cooking french fires on the stove when the oil ignited, Della Fave said.

The man was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment of his injuries, where he is listed in stable condition, he said.

The fire was ruled accidental after an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Unit, Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit and Berkeley Township police department's detective bureau.

Photo: Courtesy of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office