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75 Year-Old Man Dies in House Fire in Ocean County
On January 3, 2025, at around 5:50 p.m., the Lacey Township Police and Fire Departments were called to a reported structure fire on Signal Street,
Ocean County Prosecutors Office stated that outside the building, first responders found a man with severe burns to his body who was later identified as 75-year-old homeowner
Edward Teixeira. After being taken to the Community Medical Center in Toms River to receive treatment for his wounds, Mr. Teixeira passed away on January 4, 2025.
The front exterior entrance on the south side of the building was the fire's origin, according to a comprehensive and in-depth investigation conducted by the Ocean County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Lacey Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and New Jersey State Fire Marshal's Office.
Accidental causes cannot be ruled out, but the cause of the fire is still unknown.
