Crime & Safety

Man Found Dead After Car Was On Fire In Jersey City: Officials

​A man was found dead inside a car that was on fire in New Jersey, authorities said.

A man was found dead inside a car that was on fire in Jersey City on Friday night and early Saturday morning, authorities said.

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the man, who was not identified, was found early Saturday after the fire was extinguished.

The car was burning on 15th Street just before midnight, sources told nj.com. Investigators then found a body inside the vehicle after the blaze was extinguished.

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