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Electrical Connection Failure Might Be The Cause Of Union Beach Fire

repost-us-image-14747986An electrical connection failure may have been the cause of the Union Beach fire on Sunday that resulted in the death of volunteer fire fighter Robert “Hawk” Myer.

“The failure of an exterior electrical connection cannot be ruled out as the cause for the fire that ripped through a Union Avenue business Sunday evening where a Union Beach volunteer firefighter died from cardiac arrest,”announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni from Afghanistan where he is ten days into a six month deployment. Gramiccioni is a Lt. Commander in the Naval Reserve JAG Corps.

Union Beach firefighters responded to a 5:56 p.m. report of a structure fire at Hydrair, Inc., located at 615 Union Ave. and upon arrival struck a Second Alarm to bring additional resources to the scene. The fire was eventually elevated to Four Alarms with firefighters from the Middletown Fire Department, North Centerville Fire Department, Hazlet Fire Department, Keyport Fire Department, Holmdel Fire Department, East Keansburg Fire Company, Keansburg Fire Department and Red Bank Fire Department responding.

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Posted: June 9th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Electrical Connection Failure Might Be The Cause Of Union Beach Fire

Firefighter dies battling fire at Union Beach commercial building, official says

Firefighter dies battling fire at Union Beach commercial building, official says (via NJ.com)

By Erin O’Neill/The Star-Ledger and Ashley Peskoe/NJ.com   Union Beach Fire A firefighter was killed battling a fire in Union Beach, authorities said. Video Courtesy of Michele Mitchell. A 54-year-old Union Beach firefighter died yesterday while battling…

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