Deadly Brooklyn fire caused by space heater plugged into power strip

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

FDNY Fire Marshals determined that a deadly fire in Flatbush was accidental.

FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The FDNY has determined the cause of a fire that killed one person and injured seven others in Brooklyn.

Fire marshals said the fire was accidental, and caused by an electrical space heater plugged into a power strip.

The flames broke out on the first floor of a building on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush early Monday morning.

One man was rushed to King County Hospital, where he later died. The victim may have jumped out of a window in an effort to escape the flames.

Three people suffered serious injuries.

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