Crime & Safety
Sherri Park Fire: State Fire Marshal Investigation Ends
State Fire Marshal rules that gas leak was cause; residents still displaced
The State Fire Marshal has concluded its investigation of the March 29 blaze that displaced 180 residents of Sherri Park in Lyndhurst.
Lyndhurst Fire Chief Mike Carroll said that the investigation concluded that the gas leak was ignited, but did not determine not how the ignition occurred.
Four weeks after the blaze, residents of the 145 units in the building have not yet moved back in. Carroll said that he expects that to happen in mid-May.
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At the time of the fire, residents were told to gather belongings to last up to two weeks.
Carroll added that the latest damage estimate is between $4 and $5 million, depending on how the building is repaired.
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A landscape worker hit the line while working on the northeast corner of the building at 12:30 p.m. March 29, causing the leak, and a fire was ignited a few minutes later.
The fire burned for more than two hours and caused all residents to evacuate. A spokesperson from Dominion said that the gas line was made from fiberglass,
Wolf Management, Sherri Park's owner,
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