2 Hospitalized, 1 Critical After House Fire In Somerset County

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Authorities ar investigating a house fire that hospitalized two men early Sunday morning.

Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti announced on Monday that the fire on Mountain Avenue in North Plainfield is under investigation

On Sunday, June 4, at around 3:12 a.m., North Plainfield Fire Department and North Plainfield Police responded to a 911 call reporting a residential fire on Mountain Avenue.

Fire companies from Bridgewater/Finderne, Bound Brook, Green Brook, Watchung, Warren,
Plainfield and South Plainfield also came to extinguish the residential fire.

Emergency medical personnel from North Plainfield, Watchung, Union County Rehab and a JFK Medical Center EMS came to the scene to render aid to two residents that had injuries because of the fire.

Both male adult residents were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, one remains in critical condition, said McDonald.

Detectives from the North Plainfield Police, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Fire Investigation Unit and Fire Officials from North Plainfield are conducting the fire investigation which remains open.

The origin and cause of the fire have not been released by investigators and is still under investigation.

The fire has been preliminarily categorized as non-suspicious.

Anyone with information relating to the fire is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office at 908-231-7100 or the North Plainfield Police Department at 908-769-2937 or via the STOPit app.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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