FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Thursday, May 2, 2024

ARSON TASK FORCE INVESTIGATING FATAL FIRE IN JERSEY CITY

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department are investigating a fatal fire that occurred on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

At about 4:50 a.m., the Jersey City Fire Department was notified of a fire in a high-rise residential building located at 270 Marin Boulevard. Emergency responders found smoke coming from a unit on the twelfth floor. An unresponsive male – later identified as Ramon Abello, 61, of Jersey City – was located inside a unit and transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just after 6:45 a.m.

The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department. Foul play is not suspected at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Prosecutor’s Office at 201-915-1345 or to leave a tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.