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Mother And Child Killed In Queens House Fire; 2 Others Critical


Two people were killed in a fire in Queens Sunday morning, authorities say.

The two-alarm fire broke out at about 9:40 a.m. at a two-story brick home on 117th Street near Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill.

Over 100 firefighters from 25 units responded to the scene of the blaze.

A 50-year-old woman and a 7-year-old girl were rushed to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead.

Two other people are in critical condition, an 18-year-old male and a 15-year-old male who jumped out a window to escape the flames.

(Source: ABC7)



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