The 43-year-old Fords man found dead inside a tanker trailer in Linden has been identified.
According to police, Linden Police and Fire Units responded to 4200 Tremley Point Road shortly after 2 p.m. for a report of an unconscious man inside of a tanker trailer.
Members of the Linden Fire Department, with assistance from Union County Hazmat and the Elizabeth Fire Department, performed a confined space rescue and were able to reach the man, later identified as 43-year-old Tengo Paone.
The circumstances surrounding his Paone’s death remain under investigation, though investigators do not suspect foul play.