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Landlord charged with criminally negligent homicide in deadly Long Island fire

Landlord charged with homicide in Long Island house fire
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- A landlord has been arrested in connection to a deadly fire on Long Island.

It happened Monday on the second floor of a house in Hempstead.

READ MORE: 1 person killed, 1 seriously hurt and several displaced when fire rips through home in Hempstead

Police say the landlord is charged with criminally negligent homicide for failing to have fire alarms in the home.

A woman who lived upstairs died at the scene, and two men who lived upstairs were injured.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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