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Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerJose Flores in court today pleaded guilty to a disorderly persons offense in connection to the death of an Elizabeth firefighter who died in January. ELIZABETH -- One of two homeless men indicted on a murder charge in connection with the January death of an Elizabeth firefighter instead pleaded guilty today to criminal trespassing.
As part of a deal with prosecutors, José Flores is likely to be sentenced to jail time already served. He and his co-defendant, Emilio Vasquez, had each originally faced 30 years to life in prison if convicted.
Vasquez, 20, 
Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerEmilio Vasquez appears in Union County Superior Court in Elizabeth in this January file photo. Vasquez pleaded guilty today to starting the fire.ELIZABETH — A 20-year-old homeless man pleaded guilty today to manslaughter charges in connection with a house fire that led to the death of an Elizabeth firefighter earlier this year, authorities said.
Emilio Vasquez, 20, faces three years in prison and deportation for his role in the Jan. 2 blaze that destroyed an abandoned home on Marshall Street and left Elizabeth firefighter Gary Stephens dead after he was run over by a department fire truck at the scene, Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said.
Vasquez, who is from Guatemala, is in the country illegally, authorities have said.
Vasquez and another man, 30-year-old Jose Flores, claimed they were trying to keep warm on a harsh winter night when Vasquez set fire to a pile of curtains inside the abandoned home. The small fire quickly ripped through the structure, forcing city firefighters to respond.
Vasquez told Superior Court Judge Joseph Donoghue in Elizabeth that he was solely responsible for the fire, admitting that he was intoxicated and that his actions were "reckless" and contributed to Stephens’ death, Assistant Union County Prosecutor Michael Henn said.
Stephens was directing the driver of a department fire truck toward a hydrant when he turned his head and was struck by the slow-moving vehicle, authorities said. The 28-year department veteran was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, where he later died.
Investigators said Vasquez walked into the same emergency room around 3:30 a.m. with burns to his hands and face, claiming he had been kidnapped, tied up and left inside the abandoned building. He later admitted to setting the fire and was charged with burglary, arson and felony murder in connection with Stephens’ death. Flores was arrested days later on the same charges after he was spotted walking down Broad Street with similar injuries.
Vasquez faces up to three years in prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 10, and will be deported upon completion of his prison term, Romankow said.
Flores is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
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NEW BRUNSWICK -- A blaze that ripped through a New Brunswick home this morning sent one resident with burns to a hospital and injured a firefighter, officials said. Crews from several nearby fire departments battled the 8:35 a.m. blaze that severely damaged the two-and-a-half story home on Suydam Street, according to New Brunswick Fire Department Deputy Chief Dean Wournell. Firefighters...
NEW BRUNSWICK -- A blaze that ripped through a New Brunswick home this morning sent one resident with burns to a hospital and injured a firefighter, officials said.
Crews from several nearby fire departments battled the 8:35 a.m. blaze that severely damaged the two-and-a-half story home on Suydam Street, according to New Brunswick Fire Department Deputy Chief Dean Wournell.
Firefighters saw smoke and flames billowing from the windows as they arrived, Wournell said.
A firefighter was injured and taken to a nearby hospital, said Wournell, who would not disclose the name of the hospital nor the firefighter's injuries.
A resident, who Wournell would not identify, is being treated at the St. Barnabas Burn Center in Livingston.
It is unknown how many people were in the house when the fire broke out, Wournell said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, he said.
New Brunswick, East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Edison and East Franklin fire crews, along with the Middlesex County Mutual Aid Fire Coordinator, are responding to the blaze, Wournell said.
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