25 suspected heat deaths in New Jersey from record-breaking July 4 weekend temps

At least 25 people are suspected to have died in New Jersey from the sweltering, multi-day heat wave that has enveloped a large portion of the country leading up to and over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, officials said.

New Jersey officials said at a news conference that the deaths were caused by the heat dome that had settled above parts of the central and eastern United States.

“Unfortunately, many of these individuals were found in homes without air conditioning," New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Raynard Washington told reporters at the news conference on Saturday. "A few were outside their residences, some on the street and some even in parked cars."

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said that thunderstorms on Friday night and over the weekend across the state knocked out power to nearly 300,000 utility customers and that wind gusts of up to 80 mph toppled trees and power lines.

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