Man dies after escaping house fire with wife in Brick Township, N.J.

Sunday, June 14, 2015
BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WPVI) -- Fire officials say a 74-year-old man who managed to escape a house fire in Ocean County along with his wife died a short time later.

The Action Cam was in the unit block of Brower Drive in Brick Township after the fire broke out at 12:45 a.m. Sunday.

Fire officials say the couple made it out of the house, but first responders found the husband unconscious and unresponsive when they arrived.
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They were not able to resuscitate him.

Fire officials say an autopsy will be conducted to determine whether he suffered a heart attack or died from injuries directly related to the fire.

The man's wife was taken to Ocean Medical Center in Brick, where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.



Action News is told the couple's dog remains unaccounted for.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.


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