Crime & Safety

Investigation Continues Into Cause of Beach Road Fire

Still no determination has been announced.

Experts from the Ocean City Fire Department, Cape May County Prosecutor's Office and Ocean City Police Department are continuing their investigation into what caused the May 20 fire that destroyed a $2.6 million home on Beach Road.

No cause has yet been determined, acting Fire Chief Charles Bowman said late Wednesday afternoon.

He said insurance company investigators will be at the home today.

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Nobody was in the summer home at the time of the . Property records list the owners as George A. Stohner and Brendan Burnett, of Indianapolis, IN.


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