BLOOMFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) -- A fire in New Jersey Friday claimed the life of an 83-year-old woman.
Officials say flames broke out at about 6 p.m. in a two-story home on Watsessing Avenue in Bloomfield.
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Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire before finding the woman unresponsive inside the home.
She was taken to the hospital where she later died.
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The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
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