A 60-year-old man has died following a fire in Newark on Tuesday morning, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Officials say the fire was reported at 58 Telford St. around 8:19 a.m. They say the fire was on the second floor of the four-family building.
The prosecutor says that first responders found Wilbur Pierre unresponsive in a second-floor hallway. He was taken to University Hospital but died from his injuries just after 9:30 a.m., officials say.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
The prosecutor’s office is asking anyone with information about the fire to call the tip line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. All calls will remain confidential.