El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer has announced that the structure fire that occurred on Mount Everest Lane in Toms River on March 20, 2022, has been ruled accidental.
En marzo 20, 2022, aproximadamente a 9:45 pm., Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department and Toms River Township Fire Department were dispatched to a reported structure fire on Mount Everest Lane. During the primary search of the residence, two occupants, later identified as Linda Summerton, 73, and Ricky McMurry, 73, were discovered. Due to the extent of their injuries, both occupants were airlifted to the Burn Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Señor. McMurry remains listed in critical condition, while Ms. Summerton is listed in stable condition.
During the suppression of the fire, three firefighters received minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
An extensive investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, y la Oficina de Prevención de Incendios del Municipio de Toms River, determined that the fire was caused by careless smoking while oxygen was in use.
El Fiscal Billhimer reconoce la Unidad de Incendios Incendiarios de la Fiscalía 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 Toms River, y la Oficina de Prevención de Incendios del Municipio de Toms River, por sus esfuerzos combinados y cooperativos en relación con esta investigación.