JACKSON, NJ – A fire that was attempted in the stairwell of an apartment building on County Line Road is now being investigated as a criminal arson investigation.
The Jackson Police Department is seeking anyone who may have witnessed or who has information on the following incident.
“On Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 12:33 am, officers responded with fire department personnel to the Pineview Apartments located on West County Line Road on the report of a fire that appeared suspicious. Firefighters had responded to the report of a fire that was located in a stairwell at Building C in the complex which had already been extinguished by residents on their arrival,” said Jackson Police Department Captain Steven Laskiewicz.
During the investigation, Laskiewicz said multiple containers filled with an unknown liquid with rags stuffed in the tops of the containers were discovered around one specific apartment. One of the containers had been ignited and the noise and smoke woke area residents, who then extinguished a small fire in the stairwell.