2 dead, 1 missing after Jamesburg house fire, firefighters say

JAMESBURG — Two people died and a third person is unaccounted for in an early morning house fire, according to several reports.

Heavy fire broke out at the single family house on Sheridan Street in Jamesburg around 3:45 a.m., according to acting Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christie L. Bevacqua.

Two residents were found dead inside the house, according to Bevacqua, who did not identify the deceased.

ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported the location of a third person is unknown. Police told News 12 New Jersey one of the residents was a 53-year-old man nicknamed "Boo."

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNJ.

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