UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) - Federal authorities have joined the investigation of a fire that claimed the life of a 1-year-old and damaged several buildings and a church in Union City.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives national response team brings veteran investigators and state-of-the-art equipment to try to determine what caused the blaze.
The fire began in an apartment building on Summit Avenue early Saturday morning and it spread to four nearby buildings and a church.
Eddie Gonzalez Jr. was found dead after the blaze was under control. His father, Eddie Gonzalez Sr., was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
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