1 person killed after fire breaks out at Crown Heights apartment complex

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Friday, March 10, 2023
1 person killed after fire breaks out in Brooklyn
One person was killed after a fire broke out on the first floor of a four-story apartment located at 922 Prospect Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Firefighters are trying to determine the cause of a deadly fire in Brooklyn Thursday night.



The fire broke out on the first floor of a four-story apartment located at 922 Prospect Place in Crown Heights around 8:20 p.m.



One person was pronounced dead at the scene.



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The fire was placed under control roughly an hour later around 9:15 p.m.



No other details have been revealed about the victim so far.





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