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