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11-Year-Old Girl Killed in Fire at Brooklyn Apartment Building Girl, 11, Killed in Brooklyn Fire
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An 11-year-old girl died and a firefighter was seriously injured Monday night after a fire at a Brooklyn apartment building, the authorities said. An 11-year-old girl died and a firefighter was seriously injured Monday night after an apartment fire in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood, the authorities said.
The New York Fire Department received a call about a fire at a three-story building on 761 Ocean Parkway at 10:20 p.m. Monday, said a firefighter, Brian Fitzgerald.The New York Fire Department received a call about a fire at a three-story building on 761 Ocean Parkway at 10:20 p.m. Monday, said a firefighter, Brian Fitzgerald.
The fire was on the first floor of the building, and 25 units and 106 firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians responded to the scene, Firefighter Fitzgerald said.The fire was on the first floor of the building, and 25 units and 106 firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians responded to the scene, Firefighter Fitzgerald said.
Detective Hubert Reyes of the New York Police Department identified the child who died as Shirr Teved. She was pulled from the building and taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.Detective Hubert Reyes of the New York Police Department identified the child who died as Shirr Teved. She was pulled from the building and taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
One firefighter was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center with “serious, life-threatening injuries,” but was later upgraded to “serious but stable condition,” Firefighter Fitzgerald said. One firefighter, suffering from smoke inhalation, was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center. He arrived with “serious, life-threatening injuries” but was later upgraded to stable condition, Firefighter Fitzgerald said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, he added.The cause of the fire was under investigation, he added.