The fire broke out about 5 p.m. at 122 Lowell Street in Carteret.
First responders found Mark Levinzon, 75, of Carteret inside the residence. Levinzon was unresponsive and taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The cause of death remains undetermined pending an autopsy by the Middlesex County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is active and continuing.
Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Keith Cassens of the Carteret Police Department at 732-541-4181 or Detective Kevin Schroeck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4194.
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