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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 21 november 2018

2 kids, 2 adults dead in arson fire at mansion

By MIKE CATALINI cioni said. “It’s important
Associated Press to emphasize that we have
COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) no reason to believe that
— Two children and two anyone in the community is
adults were found dead in any danger at this time,”
Tuesday at a burning man- he added.
sion that was intentionally Firefighters responded to
set ablaze in an upscale the fire around 1:30 p.m.
community near the New and it was still burning hours
Jersey shore, officials said. later. Video showed fire-
One of the owners of the fighters battling the blaze
home is a technology CEO as smoke pouring from the
with a relative whose home roof of the two-story home,
also caught fire Tuesday, which is surrounded by
records show. Authorities fields and includes a large
said they were investigat- swimming pool.
ing whether the two blazes Helicopter footage showed
were connected. a sheet in the middle of
Three severely burned bod- the yard next to the house In this image made from a video provided by WABC firefighters battle a fatal fire on Tuesday, Nov.
20, 2018, in Colts Neck, N.J.
ies were found inside the with police tape cordon- Associated Press
mansion in Colts Neck and ing off the area. Colts Neck
a man’s body was discov- is a well-to-do community mer “Daily Show” host Jon foot home has four bed- ficer for a company in the
ered outside the home, about 50 miles (80 kilome- Stewart and his wife oper- rooms and five bathrooms, New York City area called
Monmouth County pros- ters) south of New York City ate an animal sanctuary according to Zillow. The Square One. His profile says
ecutor Christopher Gram- and is home to horse farms. there; Queen Latifah sold owners purchased the he graduated from Colum-
iccioni said at a news con- Typical homes in the town of her mansion there in 2015. property in 1998, and the bia University with a Master
ference. Officials have not 10,000 are valued at about Public records show the home was built in 2003, of Science degree in 2018
released any identities and $750,000. Bruce Springsteen mansion that burned Tues- public records show. and previously received
a medical examiner was owns an estate there, and day is owned by Keith Ca- Caneiro’s LinkedIn profile certifications from Harvard
still investigating how the his son is a former member neiro, 50, and Jennifer Ca- describes him as the CEO Business School’s online
four people died, Gramic- of the fire department. For- neiro, 45. The 5,700-square- and chief technology of- platform.q