CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) — Two people are dead after a fire burned through an apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn late Monday night.
Fire broke out on the third floor of an apartment building at 446 Kingston Avenue just before 11:05 p.m.
Firefighters rushed to control the blaze as heavy smoke spread through the apartment building.
An 80-year-old woman and 59-year-old man were taken to Kings County Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
They two lived in the same apartment and are believed to have been married.
One firefighter inhaled smoke and was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Sources say there was some clutter in the apartment that may have fueled the blaze.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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