Overview
- Firefighters were dispatched to a three-story rowhome in the 700 block of Brune Street in Harlem Park on Tuesday morning, encountering heavy smoke and fire.
- A 65-year-old resident was pronounced dead at the scene, according to fire officials.
- A 33-year-old evacuated before firefighters arrived and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Crews quickly contained the blaze and prevented it from spreading to adjacent homes.
- Arson investigators responded to the scene, and officials say the causes of the fire and the death remain under investigation as icy, subfreezing conditions complicated the response.