Arson ruled as cause of hospital center fire
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Arson ruled as cause of hospital center fire
MONDAY APRIL 16, 2012, 3:40 PM
BY ANDREW SEGEDIN
STAFF WRITER
VERONA-CEDAR GROVE TIMES
The April 11 fire at the old Essex County Hospital Center was indeed an act of arson, according to Essex County Prosecutor's Office Arson Task Force Director Jeff Cartwright.
No arrests have been made and the prosecutor's office has yet to identify any suspects, Cartwright said.
Fire personnel from both Verona and Cedar Grove responded to smoke emanating from a vacant building on the premises of the abandoned hospital center shortly before 5 p.m. on April 11. Within 20 minutes, the flames were knocked down, according to Cedar Grove Fire Department Deputy Chief John Bannon.
The blaze, which was categorized as a "debris fire," took place in a corner of the center's gymnasium where cushions along the wall were aflame, said Bannon. Structural damage was limited to portions of the gymnasium's hardwood floor. In a Friday, April 13 interview with the Times, Bannon described the nature of the fire as "suspicious."
While Cedar Grove fire crews were at the scene, engines from Montclair, North Caldwell and Fairfield covered the town.
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Original Article Link: www.northjersey.com/news/147632455_Arson...tal_center_fire.html
MONDAY APRIL 16, 2012, 3:40 PM
BY ANDREW SEGEDIN
STAFF WRITER
VERONA-CEDAR GROVE TIMES
The April 11 fire at the old Essex County Hospital Center was indeed an act of arson, according to Essex County Prosecutor's Office Arson Task Force Director Jeff Cartwright.
No arrests have been made and the prosecutor's office has yet to identify any suspects, Cartwright said.
Fire personnel from both Verona and Cedar Grove responded to smoke emanating from a vacant building on the premises of the abandoned hospital center shortly before 5 p.m. on April 11. Within 20 minutes, the flames were knocked down, according to Cedar Grove Fire Department Deputy Chief John Bannon.
The blaze, which was categorized as a "debris fire," took place in a corner of the center's gymnasium where cushions along the wall were aflame, said Bannon. Structural damage was limited to portions of the gymnasium's hardwood floor. In a Friday, April 13 interview with the Times, Bannon described the nature of the fire as "suspicious."
While Cedar Grove fire crews were at the scene, engines from Montclair, North Caldwell and Fairfield covered the town.
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Emergency vehicles stand by as crews work to quench flames in the interior of a building on the old Essex County Hospital site on April 11.
Original Article Link: www.northjersey.com/news/147632455_Arson...tal_center_fire.html
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