Washington Township: Boby Found in House on Fire-cnbnews.net
Saturday, October 29, 2011
October 29 GCPO press release
The badly-burned body of an as-yet unidentified male was found Friday night (10/28) in a long-vacant house on fire at 133 Berlin-Cross-Keys Road, Washington Township, Gloucester County NJ.
The fire in the ranch-style home was reported by a passerby driver at 9:27 p.m. Responders were the Washington Township fire and police departments, the township and Gloucester County fire marshals, the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office and K-9 unit and a fire investigator with the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. The fire, which heavily damaged the trash-filled house, where squatters have drawn police complaints, was brought under control shortly before 10 p.m. Its origin is still undetermined, pending further investigation. Samples from the home's interior were taken for laboratory testing.
An autopsy on the body will be conducted by the Gloucester County Medical Examiner's Office Saturday (10/29) afternoon.
The house has been vacant for more than 10 years. Its owner lives in Florida.