Crime & Safety
1 Person, 2 Dogs Dead Following Cranford Fire
Breaking: The fire early Saturday morning on Brookside Place left the home severely damaged and uninhabitable, police reported.
CRANFORD, NJ — A Cranford resident and two dogs perished in a fire that broke out early Saturday morning.
A passer-by called in the fire at a home located in the 400 block of Brookside Place shortly before 6 a.m.
Responding fire crews encountered heavy fire conditions in a single family dwelling and quickly initiated an offensive fire attack, Cranford Police Chief Ryan Greco reported.
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The fire left the home severely damaged and uninhabitable, Greco said.
The Union County Fire Investigation unit responded to investigate the origin and cause of this fire.
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