Officers who responded for a welfare check at a home in Bloomfield Sunday night found the house engulfed in flames and firefighters later found a 21-year-old dead inside, according to police.
Police said someone went to the police department around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, concerned about the welfare of a man.
Officers went to a home on Alexander Road and found it engulfed in flames. They tried to get into the home but were not able to.
More than two dozen firefighters responded and extinguished the fire.
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While searching the home, police said one person was found dead in a downstairs bedroom. Police have identified the person as 20-year-old Jermaine Armstrong Jr.
He lived in the residence.
Police said there was no criminal aspect to the manner of death. The office of the chief medical examiner said the cause and manner of death is pending further studies.
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The fire damaged the house and fire officials said it is now uninhabitable.
The Bloomfield Detective Unit, Blue Hills fire marshal and state police fire marshal responded and are investigating.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
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