Electric wiring caused deadly Staten Island house fire, fire marshals say
NEW YORK -- Fire marshals say electric wiring is to blame for a deadly New Year's Day house fire on Staten Island.
Firefighters responded to the home on Brookside Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 1.
Witnesses saw firefighters carry a 7-year-old girl from the second floor. She was taken to Richmond University Medical Center but did not survive.
Per FDNY Fire Marshals, the cause of the fatal fire that killed a 7 year-old girl on January 1st at 110 Brookside Avenue, Staten Island was accidental/electrical wiring. pic.twitter.com/gnGVJwfbTW
— FDNY (@FDNY) January 26, 2024
It took firefighters less than an hour to get the fire under control.
The fire has been ruled accidental.
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