Newark Fire Division

By Sam Barron From Daily Voice

A 60-year-old man was killed in a fire in Newark Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, authorities said.

At 8:19 a.m., firefighters responded to 18 Telford St. for a fire on the second floor of a four-family structure, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said.

Wilbur Pierre was discovered unresponsive in a second floor hallway, authorities said. Pierre was transporte to University Hospital for treatment, but was pronounced dead later that morning, authorities said.

The fire was declared under control at 8:54 a.m., authorities said. It remains under investigation, authorities said.