November 13, 2024
EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)– Police say that on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at approximately 5:16 a.m., the Ewing Police Department responded to a structure fire on Bernard Drive. Several patrol officers responded and observed flames coming from a residence. Officers attempted to make entry into the residence but were unsuccessful due to the fire conditions. Ewing Fire Department – Station 30, West Trenton Volunteer Fire Department, Prospect Heights Volunteer Fire Department and multiple surrounding fire companies responded and extinguished the fire. Once the fire was extinguished, investigators located a single adult victim who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Detectives from the Ewing Police Department Detective Bureau and detectives from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating this incident with assistance from the Ewing Township Fire Marshal, NJ State Fire Marshal, Mercer County Office of Emergency Management, Ewing Township Office of Emergency Management, and the Ewing Police Crime Scene Investigation Unit (CSI). The name of the decedent is being withheld as the medical examiner has not yet completed the official identification of the victim.
