PERTH AMBOY – A 33-year-old man found unconscious inside a burning abandoned home on Miller Street has died, according to mycentraljersey.com.

The victim was identified as Repnesh Tanchal, who went by the nickname “Sammy Sosa,” the website reported.

Tanchal was in cardiac arrest when firefighters found him shortly before 1 a.m. on Tuesday. He was on the second floor of a vacant home on Miller Street, according to Fire Chief Abraham Pitre.

“During a search of the building they found the victim,” Pitre said. “He was in full cardiac arrest.”

Firefighters performed CPR before taking the man to Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, the chief said.

Pitre said the fire, which was extinguished in about five minutes, started in a mattress on the first floor of the home.

Officials believe Tanchal sought shelter from the cold inside the abandoned house.

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