Body Found In Middlesex County Brush Fire

EDISON, NJ— A man's body was found at the scene of a small brush fire in Edison early Sunday morning-- and police aren't sure who he is.

Edison police were responding to a small fire near the Valley Manor apartment complex near a Route 1 bridge that runs across the Raritan River, when they discovered the body, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said.

The body was discovered at 9:50 a.m. on Sunday after the fire was extinguished, and the man was pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Joseph Kenney of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400, or Detective James Napp of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3300.

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