The blaze broke out at a North Road Home just before 3:20 p.m. an did not seem suspicious in nature, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
The death was also ruled an accident and the prosecutor did not release the individual's name.
The homeowner is listed online as a person in their 70s.
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