A resident of the home on East 98th Street is believed to have set the fire just after 11:10 p.m. Thursday night and fled.
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A 32-year-old woman who lives there and a 69-year-old neighbor who may have rushed to help inhaled smoke and were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A 27-year-old resident who is suspected of setting the fire fled the scene but later turned himself in.
No charges were immediately filed
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Detectives are looking into whether a landlord tenant dispute proceeded the fire.
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