Woman found dead after fire breaks out at Brooklyn apartment building

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Sunday, February 27, 2022
Woman found dead after fire breaks out at Brooklyn apartment building
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A 74-year-old woman was found dead inside an apartment building in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, where a fire broke out Saturday night.

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A woman was found dead inside a Brooklyn apartment building where a fire broke out Saturday night.

Officials say flames broke out at a four-story apartment building at 367 Tompkins Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant after 11 p.m.

Firefighters found a 74-year-old woman unconscious on the third floor after putting out the three-alarm fire.

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She was pronounced dead on the scene.

One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This is breaking news. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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