BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A woman was killed and an 8-year-old girl was injured in a Brooklyn house fire early Monday morning, police said.
The fire broke out at a home on East 92nd Street, near Clarkson Avenue, around 2 a.m. The girl and the 67-year-old woman, identified by police as Janice Ross, were pulled from the home, police said.
They suffered smoke inhalation and were rushed to a hospital, according to the NYPD. Ross died at the hospital, police said. Authorities described the girl’s condition as stable.
Police did not describe the relationship between Ross and the girl.
The FDNY Fire Marshal will determine the cause of the fire. The investigation remains ongoing.