The victim, a man in his 60s, was discovered in his second floor bedroom on 114th Street in Richmond Hill at around 12:15 a.m.
He was rushed to Jamaica Medical Center in critical condition.
One other resident sustained a minor injury.
The victim may have been smoking in bed, sparking the fire.
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