The fire quickly spread, burning a 24-year-old man over most of his body. He was in very critical condition and transferred to Jacobi Medical Center.
Eleven other people, most of them also residents of the building, were injured. Nine of them were taken to Maimonides Medical Center for smoke inhalation.
Fire marshals said that the space heater apparently lit the bedding on fire. The fire then spread from the bed to the structure.
Additionally, the smoke detector in the hallway was not working at the time of the blaze.
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