One Killed in Monday Night Fire on Easton Avenue

A two-alarm fire at 204 Easton Ave. Monday night left one person dead and two injured, according to a New Brunswick fire official.

Deputy Chief Tom Lopardo said the cause of the fire is still unknown. The two family residential house on Easton ignited around 10:10 p.m.

Whether or not the house can be inhabited again is still being determined, following a partial roof collapse into the second floor as a result of the flames, Lopardo said.

Lopardo decline to release information about the person killed in the fire, pending an investigation by the medical examiner's officer.

The other two unidentified victims were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Monday night for treatment and are set to be released, Lopardo said.

Additionally, one city firefighter sustained a shoulder injury after slipping on icy ground, Lopardo said.

This is a developing story. Please check back later for more information.