LEVITTOWN, N.Y. (WABC) -- A Long Island woman is dead after an unattended candle sparked a blaze that tore through her Long Island home.
The fire broke out around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday in Levittown. Nassau County Fire Marshal James Hickman told Newsday that the woman's son tried to rescue her, but was driven back by the flames.
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Hickman says the man made a "valiant effort to save his mother." He was treated at a hospital and released.
Firefighters found the woman in a back bedroom. Hickman said she was mostly bedridden. Investigators haven't released the victim's name.
It's unclear how the candle ignited the blaze.
Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries.