SECAUCUS, NJ – A Fire broke out in an apartment in Secaucus Friday afternoon that left a 56-year-old man with serious injuries, according to the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force.
The Secaucus Fire Department and the Secaucus Police Department are investigating a fire at 2:34 p.m. on Friday.
“The Secaucus Fire Department received multiple smoke detector notifications from a fourth-floor residence at 777 Fifth Street. Upon arrival, the Secaucus Fire Department found heavy smoke in apartment 406 and a 56-year-old man inside the unit with life-threatening injuries,” the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said. “The man was transported to Hudson Regional Hospital and then transferred to the West Chester Medical Center Burn Unit where he remains in critical condition.”
The fire was contained to a single unit, and the cause and origin remain under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force, the Secaucus Fire Department, and the Secaucus Police Department.