A fire at the New Jersey residence of a Bayer executive is currently being investigated as arson exactly three months after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brain Thompson was assassinated in Manhattan.
In a statement obtained by WVTM, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said a fire was reported “at an occupied residence on East Lane in Madison” at roughly 7:30 a.m. on March 4.
“The fire was quickly extinguished by the Madison Fire Department,” the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office stated. “The structure sustained no significant damage and there were no reported injuries. The victim will not be identified.”
In a statement to CNN, Bayer, a global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, confirmed that the fire took place “at the private home of one of Bayer’s U.S. executives.”
“The family is safe and unharmed. The safety and security of our employees are of utmost importance to Bayer,” the pharmaceutical company added. “The incident is under active investigation. The company is cooperating fully with the investigation. We appreciate the quick response of local law enforcement.”
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According to WVTM, the Morris County Prosecutors Office confirmed that the case of the recent fire at the Bayer executive’s home is an “active and ongoing arson investigation.”
WVTM reported that the investigation is currently being coordinated by at least eight different agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New York Police Department, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Arson/Environmental Crimes Unit, the Madison Police Department, the New Jersey Transit Police, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office CSI Unit, and the New Jersey State Fire Marshal’s Office K-9 Unit.
The arson incident at the home of a Bayer executive comes after a hooded gunman fired multiple shots outside the home of State Accident Insurance Fund CEO Chip Terhune in February. The incident also comes exactly three months after 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly assassinated Thompson in Manhattan.
