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Woman Killed In Jackson Heights Fire

/ CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A woman died after being pulled from a fire in Queens early Saturday morning.

Crews were called to the scene on 34th Avenue near 85th Street in Jackson Heights around 3 a.m., CBS 2 reported.

Officials said 46-year-old Sophia Paz was found inside her bedroom and was rushed to Elmhurst General Hospital where she died.

There is no word yet on what sparked the blaze.

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First published on August 9, 2014 / 10:02 AM EDT

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