Overview
- A 911 call around 5:15 a.m. reported fire and smoke at 124-07 26th Ave in the College Point section of Queens.
- FDNY crews battled a first-floor fire that took more than an hour to extinguish, according to the department.
- After the fire was brought under control, responders found an 85-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the home.
- She was transported to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, officials said.
- Firefighters sustained minor injuries, with reports differing on whether one or two were hurt, and the victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification.