A fast-moving fire that ignited inside a house in South Orange has authorities investigating this afternoon.
Heavy fire broke out in the in a large two-story single family house located at 360 Warwick just before 2:30 p.m. sending firefighters to the scene where they transmitted the second alarm after learning of trapped occupants inside the home.
Firefighters beat back flames coming from the rear of the structure before they searched the home and found an unconscious man according to reports.
EMS rushed the victim to an area hospital where the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed his fatality.
The fire was brought under control in about an hour with no other injuries reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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