85-year-old man dies in Seaford house fire

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An 85-year-old man died after a fire broke out at his home on Crescent Cove Drive in Seaford on Monday night, police said.

Officers responded to the residence at around 7 p.m. on Oct. 7, where they found the second floor of the home engulfed in flames, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The Seaford Fire Department arrived shortly after and extinguished the fire, but the house sustained significant damage.

The man was rescued from the home and transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation, where he was pronounced dead on Oct. 8, at approximately 12:00 a.m., authorities said.

The Nassau County Fire Marshal and the Arson/Bomb Squad are investigating the cause of the fire.

The investigation is ongoing.