Firefighters
were on the scene of a fatal fire that broke out at a Kingsbridge Heights
apartment building Monday morning.
Smoke
could be seen billowing from a second-floor apartment on Webb Avenue at around
11 a.m.
An
FDNY official confirmed to News 12 that one woman has died and another person
was taken to a hospital. Their identifies have not yet been released.
Firefighters
say all the other residents in the building will soon be allowed back into
their apartments.
It was
not immediately clear how the fire began. Its cause is under
investigation.
First responders outside the apartment building (12/20/21)