2 Die In New Year's Eve Fire In Morris County: Prosecutor

MORRIS COUNTY – Two people died in a fire that ripped through a home in New Jersey on New Year's Eve, prosecutors said.

The identities of the victims in the Myrtle Avenue fire in Butler were not revealed as of Wednesday evening.

Firefighters responded at approximately 4:54 p.m. on Tuesday when they were notified about a residential fire on Myrtle Avenue, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

The residence was heavily damaged as a result of the fire, the MCPO said.

Fire crews were on the scene for about 7 hours. Initially, one person was found dead and another was injured in the blaze, NJ Advance Media reported.

The injured person was taken by helicopter to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston and later died, NJ Advance Media reported.

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