The fire broke out on the first floor of a four-story apartment located at 922 Prospect Place in Crown Heights around 8:20 p.m.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The fire was placed under control roughly an hour later around 9:15 p.m.
No other details have been revealed about the victim so far.
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