North Plainfield 3-Alarm Fire Remains Under Investigation

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — A three-alarm house fire that hospitalized two men remains under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.

The fire broke out at a home on Grove Street at around 11 a.m. Firefighters from three different counties responded to help extinguish the blaze.

Two residents of the home were injured from the fire and taken to an undisclosed trauma center. One of the adult men remains in critical but stable condition, while the other adult man is listed in stable condition, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.

Fire companies from Somerset County (North Plainfield, Bridgewater/Finderne, Bound Brook, Green Brook, Watchung and Warren), Union County (Plainfield), and Middlesex County (South Plainfield) all came to help extinguish the fire. Emergency Medical Personnel from North Plainfield, JFK Paramedics, Atlantic BLS, and Robert Wood Johnson also responded.

Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office along with North Plainfield Police, the Somerset County Fire Investigation Unit and Fire Officials from North Plainfield are investigating the cause of the fire.

Anyone with information relating to the fire is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the North Plainfield Police Department at 908-769-2937 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

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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