‘The block looked orange': Newark fire leaves 1 dead and 2 injured, officials

NBC New York reports that a fire in Newark on Schley Street at approximately 3:00 AM resulted in one woman's death and two others in critical condition; the woman was pronounced dead at Newark Beth Israel Hospital, and video documentation shows flames spreading rapidly from the second floor through the roof. The reporting is sourced from official channels (Essex County Prosecutor's Office) and includes a named eyewitness account from resident Frantz Lapointe describing the scene, though the article lacks named fire officials, specific information about the deceased, or details about the injured parties beyond their condition status. CBS New York and PIX11 corroborate the basic facts (one dead, multiple injured on Schley Street, approximately 3:00 AM), though independent search results reference a larger Newark fire on Jefferson Street displacing 60+ residents and injuring six firefighters—suggesting the search results may conflate multiple recent fires or the article may be underreporting the full scope of the incident. Watch for updated cause determination from investigators and clarity on whether additional fires occurred in Newark the same night.