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Man Dies Driving around a Barricade and drove over downed HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES
Thursday, March 08, 2018 01:10PM
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey (WPVI) --
A man died after authorities say he drove his car around a barricade and onto live wires in New Jersey Thursday morning.
The vehicle erupted in flames on Summit Avenue and Route 208 in Franklin Lakes just before 9 a.m.
Responding officers arrived finding a vehicle fully engulfed, with a live power line lying in the roadway near the vehicle.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
He has not been positively identified.
The fire totally gutted the vehicle.
The investigation is ongoing.
Massachusetts Fires in 2016
31,889 Fires - Up 1% From 2015
56 Civilian Deaths
295 Civilian Injuries
483 Fire Service In juries
$258.6 Million in Property Damage
742 Reported Arsons
Structure Fires
16,955 Fir es - D o wn 1% 47 Civilian Deaths
258 Civilian Injuries 417 Fir e Service Inj uries
$234.6 Mi llio n in Property Damage
151 Arsons Reported
Motor Vehicle Fires
2,357 Fires - Down 11%
9 Civilian Deaths 13 Civilian I nju ries
16 Fire Service Inj uries
$18.2 Million in Property Damage 88 Arsons Reported
Other Fires
12,577 Fires - Up 6%
0 Civilian Deaths
24 Civilian Injuries
50 Fire Service Injuries
$5.8 Million in Property Damage
503 Arsons Reported
Struct ure arson decreased by 27% and motor vehicle arson decreased 1 0% from 2015 t o 2016. Since 1985, mo t or vehicle arson h as fallen 98.3%. For statistical purposes, a fire is considered arson when th e cau se is listed as intentional & age is not a factor or the person involved was over 18. This definit ion excludes many "suspici ous" and j uvenile-set fires.
Department of Fire Services
Division of Fire Safety
(978) 567- 3380
Massachusetts Fire Deaths in 2016
Civilian Fire Deaths
Men 54% Women 39% Children 7%
•45 fatal fires killed 56 civilians - 30 men, 22 women and four people under age 18.
•No firefighters died in fire-related incidents.
•Twenty-nine percent (29%) of fatal fire victims were older adults (over 65).
•Fire deaths decreased by 10% from the 62 deaths reported in 2015.
•Over three-quarters (79%) of the civilian fire victims died in their homes.
•In 20 1 6, smoking fires were the leading cause of residential fi r e deaths; smoking fires caused 19, or 43% of home fire deaths.
Causes of Residential Structure Fire Deaths
Smoking 43%
Electrical 9%
Arson 7%
Cooking 5%
Candles 2%
Heating 2%
Undetermined 32%
Department of Fire Services
Division of Fire Safety
978- 567-3380