97-Year-Old Man Dies In Jersey City Fire, Prosecutor Says: 'Unimageable Loss'
A 97-year-old Jersey City man died from injuries sustained in a fire on Sunday, May 18, authorities said.
At 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, May 15 the Jersey City Fire Department responded to 318 York St. and found a fire in a basement apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
While battling the blaze, firefighters located Albert Von Chorba, Suarez said. He was transported to a nearby hospital before being hospitalized at a burn unit, Suarez said. He was pronounced dead shortly after noon on Sunday, Suarez said.
Von Chorba had recently celebrated his birthday at a local tavern, acco…
