Man killed in East Harlem high-rise fire

EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man has died after a fire broke out in a high-rise in East Harlem.

Firefighters pulled the man unconscious from the fifth-floor apartment at the Wagner Houses.

The 23-year-old was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Two others were rescued from the apartment and are expected to be okay.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Jim Dolan is in Flatbush with the story.

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