As Construction Booms, Edgewater Fire Provides a Sobering Moment

EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP/PIX11) —A local state of emergency has been declared after a massive fire engulfed a New Jersey apartment complex across the Hudson River from New York City. Edgewater Mayor Michael 

EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Workers doing construction in a northern New Jersey apartment building accidentally caused a fire that has displaced more than 1,000 people. Edgewater fire officials said at a news conference 

EDGEWATER, N.J. — The complex of luxury apartments burned down 15 years ago, before it was even finished, in what fire officials here described then as the worst blaze they had seen in decades. The developers paid to settle lawsuits filed by people 

EDGEWATER – A five-alarm fire ripped through a luxury apartment complex Wednesday night, leaving hundreds displaced from their homes. Edgewater Mayor Michael McPartland declared a local state of emergency, closing local schools and restricting 

The Bergen County Arson Unit is still investigating what may have sparked the fire. Edgewater Fire Chief Tom Jacobson said flames spread quickly throughout the building due to the "lightweight" wood construction and truss-style roof. "If it was made