Police investigated after the body of an unidentified man was found among the damage a brush fire caused near the U.S. Route 1 bridge in Edison.
NJ.com reports the man's body was discovered around 6:15 a.m. Sunday by firefighters extinguishing a blaze in a wooded area behind the Valley Manor Apartments.
The apartments sit near the southbound lanes of the Rt. 1 bridge, which spans the Raritan River.
A joint statement issued by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said the victim was pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m.
Police and firefighters remained at the scene throughout the morning.
Information regarding the fire's cause and the circumstances surrounding the man's death weren't immediately available. [[238427591, C]]
