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Girl, 11, Killed in Brooklyn Fire Girl, 11, Is Killed in Brooklyn Fire
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An 11-year-old girl died and a firefighter was seriously injured on Monday night after an apartment fire in Brooklyn, the authorities said.An 11-year-old girl died and a firefighter was seriously injured on Monday night after an apartment fire in Brooklyn, the authorities said.
The girl, Shirr Teved, was found unconscious inside an apartment building at 761 Ocean Parkway in the Midwood neighborhood, the police said. The girl, Shirr Teved, was found unconscious inside an apartment building at 761 Ocean Parkway in the Midwood neighborhood, the police said. She was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Firefighters received a call about a blaze in the three-story building at about 10:20 p.m. on Monday, said a firefighter, Brian Fitzgerald.Firefighters received a call about a blaze in the three-story building at about 10:20 p.m. on Monday, said a firefighter, Brian Fitzgerald.
The fire was on the first floor of the building, Firefighter Fitzgerald said, and 25 units and 106 firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians responded to the scene.The fire was on the first floor of the building, Firefighter Fitzgerald said, and 25 units and 106 firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians responded to the scene.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, he added.The cause of the fire was under investigation, he added.
Shirr was pulled from the building and taken to Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead, the police said.Shirr was pulled from the building and taken to Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead, the police said.
One firefighter, suffering from smoke inhalation, was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. He arrived with “serious, life-threatening injuries” but was later upgraded to stable condition, Firefighter Fitzgerald said. One firefighter, who had smoke inhalation, was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. He arrived with “serious, life-threatening injuries” but was later upgraded to stable condition, Firefighter Fitzgerald said.
Also on Monday, a fire tore through a rowhouse in the early morning in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood. On Tuesday morning, the smell of smoke hung in the air outside the split-residence building. Ash and fire debris coated cars still parked in the driveway, and bicycles, luggage, shelving and a small pink scooter sat in a heap behind police tape.
After the fire was brought under control, firefighters found a man, L. Antonio Litman, unconscious with puncture wounds in his head and back, officials said. A woman entering the adjoining unit on Tuesday morning said she was awake when the fire started.
“I got everybody in my house out,” the woman, who declined to give her name, said as she stood in the doorway. Her home was intact.
Madelyn Novitsky, a substitute teacher at Yeshivah Ohel Moshe in Bensonhurst, where Shirr attended school, described her as a joyful, energetic child who loved animals. The 11-year-old often walked Ms. Novitsky’s dog and played with her cat.
She also said that Shirr loved field trips to the beach at Coney Island. Her strongest memory of Shirr was the child “doing somersaults all in a row from the boardwalk to the beach shore,” she said.
“I told her not to do it but she did it anyway, with sheer delight,” Ms. Novitsky said.
Andrew Wolpin, a neighbor, said Shirr used to attend the Shalsheles Bais Yaakov school in Borough Park.
Mr. Wolpin’s niece, a teacher at the school, knew the girl before she transferred to another school, he said.
“My niece describes her as a happy, sweet girl,” said Mr. Wolpin, who added that he had not met Shirr himself.
Elsewhere on Monday, a fire tore through a rowhouse in the early morning in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood.
After that fire was brought under control, firefighters found a man, L. Antonio Litman, unconscious with puncture wounds in his head and back, officials said.
Early on Tuesday, the police said that the death had been ruled a homicide. Earlier, the authorities had said they were looking into the possibility of a robbery.Early on Tuesday, the police said that the death had been ruled a homicide. Earlier, the authorities had said they were looking into the possibility of a robbery.
A third fire, this one in Staten Island, also broke out on Monday. Hundreds of firefighters worked to control the five-alarm blaze, which began in one home and eventually tore through six buildings on Monday afternoon, according to the Fire Department.A third fire, this one in Staten Island, also broke out on Monday. Hundreds of firefighters worked to control the five-alarm blaze, which began in one home and eventually tore through six buildings on Monday afternoon, according to the Fire Department.
Ten firefighters and one other person were injured in that fire, officials said. The injuries were not life-threatening.Ten firefighters and one other person were injured in that fire, officials said. The injuries were not life-threatening.