The flames broke out just after 4 p.m. Sunday inside a first-floor apartment of a NYCHA building on Bond Street in Gowanus. The building is six stories in all.
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Firefighters were performing CPR on at least one of the people while rushing them to the hospital.
A 67-year-old man was pronounced dead. a 51-year-old woman, a 60-year-old man and a 2-year-old boy are all in critical condition. Their identites have not yet been released.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
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