Police responded to reports of a fire just before 2 a.m. on the 100 block of East Elm Street.
Upon arrival, crews found a vehicle that crashed into the building.
According to police, a 47-year-old Norristown man was behind the wheel when he left the roadway and hit the building.
Authorities say the building caught fire after the driver hit a gas line.
The driver was pulled from the fiery wreck but later died at the scene.
He has not been identified.