NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- One person was killed in an overnight fire that tore through a high-rise apartment building in Newark.
The flames broke out around 1 a.m. in the city-run building on Dayton Street that is primarily occupied by senior citizens.
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Heavy smoke spread throughout the building, and one resident who was carried out by rescuers was pronounced dead on the sidewalk.
He was identified as 68-year-old Tyrone Heard.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.