Crime & Safety
Man Dies In Jersey City Fire: Hudson County Prosecutor
The Hudson County Arson Task Force is investigating a fire that took a man's life in Jersey City on Wednesday.
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A man who was injured in a fire in Jersey City on Wednesday has died, prosecutors said.
Pablo Renta, 56, of Jersey City, was found injured by firefighters who were called to a blaze at 121 Garfield Ave. shortly after 10 a.m., said the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
Renta was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 7 p.m., prosecutors said.
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The fire was found in a third-floor bedroom of a three-story residential building, prosecutors said.
While the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department are still investigating, prosecutors said on Thursday thta "Foul play is not suspected at this time."
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Prosecutor’s Office at 201-915-1345 or to leave a tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.
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