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Prosecutor: Man killed in Jersey City house fire Tuesday afternoon

Officials say the fire was reported just after 3 p.m. Tuesday inside the home located at 289 Van Nostrand Ave.

Matt Trapani

Mar 12, 2025, 4:12 PM

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A 53-year-old man was killed in a house fire in Jersey City, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.

Officials say the fire was reported just after 3 p.m. Tuesday inside the home located at 289 Van Nostrand Ave. They say the firefighters found Terrance Culbreath injured in the kitchen of the second-floor unit.

Culbreath was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and was pronounced dead just after 4 p.m., officials say.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Officials say that foul play is not suspected.

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