Community mourns 90-year-old woman killed in Bronx house fire
MORRISANIA, The Bronx (WABC) -- A 90-year-old woman died in a fast-moving house fire in the Bronx on Tuesday night, officials said.
The fire began just before 10 p.m. in a back bedroom of the second floor of a two-story building on 168th Street between Boston Road and Forest Avenue, according to the FDNY.
The elderly resident, later identified as Allison Johnson, was found dead in a second-floor room.
Her neighbors described her as a fixture of the community.
"It's a very sad night for us," said neighbor Dorita Joseph. "Not only for us as her neighbors, but for the community."
Joseph said Johnson was friendly and a godly woman.
Joseph said her apartment was very smoky hours later and still had a "horrible smell" from the aftermath of the fire. Neighbors said they did not know if they could go back.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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