ID of Man Killed in Netcong Fire Confirmed

The man killed in a three-story Netcong house fire with his dog, Spike, has been identified, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Jeffrey S. Paul said in a release Wednesday.

Vincent D. Regan, 77, was found on the second floor of the blaze, which took several hours and more than 100 firefighters to extinguish. The fire, which started near cardboard boxes in Regan's 10 Main Street bedroom, isn't considered suspicious, the prosecutor's office said.

Flames heavily damaged the home's second and third floors, and also tore through the roof.

Netcong Police Officer Ryan Plumb noticed the fire within the home while on routine patrol at 11:51 p.m., the prosecutor's office said. Regan was pronounced dead at 5:19 a.m., the prosecutor's office said.