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POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — The final report in the investigation into a Point Pleasant Beach motel fire that killed four people says the fire was started by a discarded cigarette.
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office says a resident who fell asleep face down in a couch while smoking sparked the March 21 blaze at the Mariner’s Cove Motel.
Surveillance video from inside the motel at 3:17 a.m. shows John Alberti looking for change in seat cushions in a second-floor lounge. The video shows him as he lights a cigarette, falls asleep and allows embers to fall into the couch.
Full story: Video reveals man with cigarette sparked fire at the Mariner’s Cove Motel in Point Pleasant Beach