Elderly woman's body found after Mount Vernon fire

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y.

The Valentine's Day fire took the life of Rita Valentine and displaced her five grandchildren, as well as 19 other residents from a total of nine families.

Valentine's body was found on a second floor staircase.

Valentine's distraught granddaughter tried to run into the burning building on Tuesday afternoon, but firefighters and police had to restrain her.

A man from the apartment where the fire started suffered burns.

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