New Jersey firefighters want tougher fire codes
Firefighters in New Jersey are calling for tougher fire codes in the wake of a blaze that destroyed 240 units and left about 500 people homeless at an apartment complex in Edgewater.
Edgewater fire
New Building Code Needed?
The massive blaze that destroyed an apartment complex Wednesday night has ignited a conversation about the state's building standards regarding multi-family dwellings.
Many displaced by apartment complex fire allowed to return
EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of people who live in the surviving structure of a northern New Jersey apartment complex that was mostly destroyed by a fire this week have returned to their homes.
Cause: Blow torch mishap
EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) -- Workers doing maintenance at an apartment complex across the Hudson River from New York City accidentally started a fire that caused massive damage and displaced more than 1,000 people, officials said Thursday.