Point Pleasant Man Dies In Early Morning Fire

POINT PLEASANT, NJ - A borough man who lived alone died in an early morning fire that ripped through a Ridgefield Drive home very early Wednesday morning, a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

The fire began sometime before 2 a.m. at the single-family house in the 1000 block of Ridgefield Drive. Multiple fire companies fought the fully engulfed blaze under extremely cold conditions, said spokesman Al Della Fave.

Firefighters later found the body of a man in his late sixties inside the home. His name is not being released pending notification of kin, Della Fave said.

"Tough fire with results no one wants," a post on the Point Pleasant Fire Department Station 75 wrote on the department's Facebook page. "A big thanks to Stations 14, 23, 24, 42, and 43 and also Point Boro First Aid, Point Pleasant Beach First Aid and Brick Police EMS for their assistance. It was a long and cold night and we are forever grateful for their assistance."

The Prosecutor's Office, Point Pleasant police and local fire officials began investigating the fire at first light, he said.

"There is nothing definitive to report at this time," Della Fave said

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