Investigation into Fatal Paulsboro Fire Ongoing
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
PAULSBORO, NJ (October 24, 2023)--On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at approximately 5:15 p.m., the Paulsboro Police Department was dispatched to 29 Roosevelt Street, Paulsboro, New Jersey, for the report of a dwelling fire with entrapment. Upon police arrival, the residence was observed to be actively on fire. The Paulsboro Fire Department, along with mutual aid from the Gibbstown Fire Department, East Greenwich Fire Department, West Deptford Fire Department, Logan Township Fire Department, and Mantua Township Fire Department, arrived on scene and were able to control and extinguish the fire. A male was subsequently found deceased inside of the residence.
The deceased male was identified as 65-year-old, Clarence A. Johnson, a resident of 29 Roosevelt Street. A post-mortem examination by the Gloucester County Medical Examiner’s Office was conducted and a determination of the cause of death remains pending at this time. The fire is being investigated collaboratively by the Gloucester County Fire Marshal’s Office, Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, and Paulsboro Police Department.
Anyone with additional information relevant to this investigation is encouraged to contact Det. Alex Phillips of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-384-5529 or Det. Gary Lowell of the Paulsboro Police Department at 856-423-6222. Information can also be e-mailed to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at [email protected].