Woman killed in Sussex County house fire is identified

Authorities have identified the 71-year-old woman killed in a house fire Sunday morning in Sussex County.

Eileen O’Rourke was found dead by first responders after the fire broke out around 6:10 a.m. on Lone Pine Trail in Hampton Township, State Police said. No one else was in the house.

State Police said departments from Hampton Township, Stillwater, Frankford, Green, Fredon and Andover responded but haven’t provided additional information about the fire.

The cause remains under investigation.

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