Man Dies in Toms River Mobile Home Fire
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Billy Kimbrough, 76 of Toms River
According to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, the fatal structure fire that occurred on Roberts Road in Toms River Township on February 16, 2023 has been ruled accidental.
Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department and the Toms River Township Fire Department were dispatched to a reported structure fire on Roberts Road on February 16, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m. The body of a deceased male later identified as Billy Kimbrough, 76, the residence's occupant, was discovered during the initial search.
A thorough and extensive investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, the Ocean County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, the Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and the Toms River Township Bureau of Fire Prevention determined that the fire originated on a mattress in the residence's only bedroom and that smoking could not be ruled out as the cause of the fire. The victim's post-mortem examination was scheduled for yesterday.
