Point Beach Man Rescued from Burning Home Identified

Eugene Berger, 78, has been identified as the Point Beach man police pulled from his burning home early Wednesday morning, according to a police report released by the Ocean County Prosecutor's office.

According to Al Della Fave, the spokesman for the prosecutor's office, the official police narrative is as follows:

"On Wednesday, at approximately 4:16am, a structure fire was reported at 108 Washington Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach.

Patrolman Kyle Boturla arrived on location and reported a heavily involved structure fire with flames showing from the first and second floor at the front of the structure.

Ptl. Boturla then proceeded to the rear of the structure, forced the rear door open, and entered the burning structure. Once inside, Ptl Borturla found the owner and sole occupant Eugene Berger (78 years of age) unconscious on the first floor.  

Upon locating Mr. Berger, Ptl. Borturla dragged him to safety at the rear of the house where Patrolman Chris Mosca then assisted him in rendering first aid.  Mr. Berger was transported to Brick hospital for treatment of second degree burns to his hands and smoke inhalation."

For more details about the fire and rescue, see the original Patch story posted earlier today.