FDNY members responded to Hunts Point Avenue for reports of a house fire with residents trapped inside.
Officials say the two-story fire began in the kitchen on the first floor of a two-story private home around 6:30 p.m.
They say first responders were met with thick black smoke pushing out through the front door with fire out the window of both floors in the rear of the house.
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Citizen App video showed heavy flames spewing from the windows.
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Firefighters navigated high heat and black-out conditions on the upper floors and were able to find the female resident following a search of the upper bedrooms.
The woman was taken to Lincoln Hospital in serious, but stable condition.
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Unfortunately, officials say one dog died in the fire. The FDNY was able to rescue a cat.
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Fire marshals continue to investigate the cause of the fire.
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