Williamsburg Fire Claims The Life Of One, Injures 7 Others
Fire officials say they are investigating what may be a suspicious fire in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that claimed the life of one person early this morning.
The fire broke out at 55 Harrison Place, a three-story apartment building, just before 4 this morning. The top two floors were inhabited, while the bottom floor, where officials believe the blaze started, was uninhabited.
Fire officials say the person who died, whom neighbors say was a 17-year-old girl, was one of two people trapped by flames on the second floor.
The other person on that floor escaped with minor injuries.
Four more residents and two firefighters suffered minor injuries, as well.
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