A 7-year-old girl was killed and a 3-year-old girl is in critical condition after a fire ripped through an apartment in Bronx.
Authorities responded to the fire in New York City’s northernmost borough at about 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. Police say the children were pulled from the smoldering fire unconscious and transported to Lincoln Medical Center.
Seven-year-old Hazel Martinez was pronounced dead at the hospital. The 3-year-old child remains in critical condition.
The identities of the children were not released.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
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