Fire marshals said the fire was accidental, and caused by an electrical space heater plugged into a power strip.
The flames broke out on the first floor of a building on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush early Monday morning.
One man was rushed to King County Hospital, where he later died. The victim may have jumped out of a window in an effort to escape the flames.
Three people suffered serious injuries.
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