Rutherford police chief John Russo said that due to the "severe and extensive damage" a cause and origin of the fire at Congregation Beth El Chabad in Rutherford could not be determined.
After a dispute with a member of the staff at the Fairfield Inn on Paterson Plank Road in East Rutherford Vincente Carabello, 55, of Rutherford intentionally set a fire, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.