FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Authorities say a woman was killed in a house fire in Queens Sunday.
The NYPD and FDNY responded to a 911 call for a residential fire at about 1:20 p.m. at 64-51 217th Street.
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Upon arrival they found a 60-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive on the second floor.
She was pronounced dead at North Shore Mahassett Hospital. The victim has been identified as Rita Sklar.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation and the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
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