South Orange Firefighters Fought Blaze that Killed East Orange Man – TAPinto.net

EAST ORANGE, NJ – A fire on Tuesday that left a man dead is deemed accidental at this time, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II.

South Orange firefighters responded to the scene at Wayne Avenue on Tuesday and helped East Orange firefighters battle the blaze that killed David C. Swiney, 53, of East Orange, and left the 2 1/2 story house uninhabitable.

The man was rescued by firefighters but was pronounced dead at the scene, according to South Orange Deputy Fire Chief Michael Commins.