Fire officials in Newark are investigating a fire that broke out in a high-rise building in Newark.
Firefighters rushed to the 20's block of Foster Street (100 block of Dayton) at around 1 a.m. after receiving reports of a fire inside a building at that location.
Crews arrived at the scene and immediately began to evacuate senior citizen residents at 27 Foster Street.
A search of the building had firefighters located an unidentified unconscious and unresponsive man inside the building.
Medics pronounced the victim a short time later.
There were no other injuries immediately reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.