Fire in built environment
Details
Event title
United States - 81-year-old woman killed in Brooklyn apartment fire, several others injured
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2026-01-30 10:49:17
Last update (UTC)
2026-01-30 10:49:17
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Brooklyn, New York, NY,
An 81-year-old woman died in an apartment fire in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens section of Brooklyn early Friday.Fire broke out in her apartment on Winthrop Street just before 12:55 a.m.Firefighters found the victim dead in her fourth-floor apartment.Several others were treated for minor injuries.The cause of the fire is under investigation.