El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer announced that the victim who perished in a structure fire at 1 Miles Pond Road in Berkeley Township on July 20, 2023, has been identified as Janet Conroy, 77, the owner of the residence.
En julio 20, 2023, aproximadamente a 1:50 pm., the Berkeley Township Police Department and Berkeley Township Fire Departments were dispatched to a structure fire at 1 Miles Pond Road in Berkeley Township. During fire suppression efforts, the deceased body of Ms. Conroy was discovered in the dining room of the home.
Una investigación exhaustiva y extensa realizada por la Unidad de Delitos Mayores-Escuadrón de Incendios Incendiarios de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Oficina del Jefe de Bomberos del Condado de Ocean, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Berkeley, and Berkeley Township Bureau of Fire Prevention, determined that the fire originated in the kitchen of the home – more specifically in the dishwasher – and that a failure of energized electrical equipment cannot be eliminated as the cause of the fire. Se ha descartado que la causa del incendio sea accidental..
“Thank you to everyone that reached out to our Office and assisted us with locating Ms. Conroy’s family. I’d also like to extend my gratitude to all of the agencies that responded to and investigated the cause of this tragic fire,” stated Prosecutor Billhimer.