Police and fire crews responding to an apartment fire in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Credit: Bayonne Office of Emergency Management via X)
BAYONNE, N.J. - A fire broke out in a Bayonne apartment building on Tuesday, Dec. 23, killing one person and sending 11 others, including eight police officers, to the hospital.
Bayonne apartment fire
What we know:
The fire was reported around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at an 11-story building on Avenue A in Bayonne. The fire started on the third floor, according to the Bayonne Fire Department.
Firefighters pulled a woman out of the apartment where the fire started. Paramedics took her to the hospital, where she later died.
Three residents of the apartment and eight police officers were also taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
Firefighters got the fire under control in under an hour, and the rest of the building's residents were allowed to return to their apartments.
What we don't know:
The cause of the fire remains unclear. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, Bayonne Police Department and Bayonne Fire Department are all investigating.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management.