Crime & Safety

Man Dies In House Fire In Elmwood Park: Prosecutors

A man was found dead in a house fire in Elmwood Park on Friday.

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ — A man died in a fire in Elmwood Park on Friday afternoon, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

Just after 2 p.m. on Friday, Elmwood Park police and fire units headed to a home on a report of a fire. They found a man inside the house. He was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries, prosecutors said.

Detectives and arson investigators from the Prosecutor's Office responded to the scene as well.

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"No other information is available at this time while the investigation is underway, but more details will be released when possible," prosecutors said.

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