Police: 1 Dead In Brooklyn House Fire

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Police say a fire in Brooklyn has claimed the life of a 24-year-old man and critically injured a woman.

The fire broke out at residence on Hale Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Police say both victims were taken to Brookdale Hospital where the man was pronounced dead.

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The unidentified woman was then transferred to New York Cornell Hospital in critical condition.

There was no immediate word on what caused the fire.

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