HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is still investigating the fire and death of two individuals in a Hamilton townhouse on Wednesday afternoon.
The prosecutor's office confirmed Thursday afternoon that the victims were adults.
The Laydon Court home at the Oakcrest Estates complex was still corded off by yellow police tape on Thursday while Hamilton Township police officers monitored the site. It was unclear what started the fire. The prosecutor’s office has not released the names of the victims but said a statement about the case will be released later today.
The two died Wednesday afternoon when fire ripped through their townhouse in the Oakcrest Estates development.
The fire in the three-story, four-bedroom home started at about 2 p.m. and burned from the second floor up, said Chief Dave Connelly of the Mays Landing Fire Company. The building was completely gutted, and the house next door also suffered some damage.......Contine reading and watch video
