Man Killed In Edison Home Fire Identified: Prosecutor

EDISON, NJ — A man who died following a house fire in Edison on Dec. 30, has been identified, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said Monday evening.

Dorbin Armstrong, 77, of Edison was found inside the residence on Dec. 30 around 10:30 a.m., when authorities responded to a report of a structure fire. Armstrong was found unresponsive by first responders and pronounced dead at the scene, Ciccone said.

The cause of death remains undetermined pending the completion of an autopsy by the Middlesex County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, Ciccione said. No firefighters or police officers were injured.

A preliminary investigation indicates that the fire is not suspicious in nature and foul play is not suspected, the prosecutor said.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Edison Detective Jim Whalen of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7438 or Detective Kevin Schroeck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4194.

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