The name of the man who died in a Sunday evening Plainfield Township fire has been released.
The man has been identified as 71-year-old Steven Dood. The medical examiner’s office said he died due to smoke inhalation.
Around 11 p.m., crews with the Plainfield Township Fire Department were sent to a building on Plainfield Avenue NE near the intersection of Coit Avenue NE for a fire.
Plainfield Township Fire Chief Steve McKellar said a body was found inside the building.
The building, which was significantly damaged, had an insurance company on the first floor and apartments on the second floor, according to McKellar.
Brittney Ulanch and her three daughters, ages 12, 10 and 6, escaped the building. It’s unclear how many were treated for smoke inhalation.