FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

REGIONAL 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 Monday, July 10, 2023.

Shortly before 6:50 a.m., the Jersey City Fire Department received a 911 call for a fire at 269 Stegman Street. Upon arrival, first responders located heavy fire in the front of the structure. During suppression efforts, firefighters located an unresponsive male, tentatively identified as Christopher Williams, 54, of Jersey City, inside the residence. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just after 7:30 a.m. A second individual, a 41-year-old female, was injured while escaping the fire through a window. She was treated for nonlife threatening injuries at Jersey City Medical Center and has since been released.

A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force determined the fire originated in the front enclosed porch of 269 Stegman Street. The Cause remains under investigation at this time. The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force is actively investigating with assistance from the Jersey City Fire Department. 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.