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Bronx fire kills 5-year-old boy
A 5-year-old boy is dead and two adults are injured after a house fire in the Bronx on Wednesday.
NEW YORK - A 5-year-old boy is dead, and two adults are injured after a house fire in the Bronx on Wednesday.
Authorities say that just after 5 p.m., a fire started in the basement of a home on Barnes Avenue, and quickly spread.
Three people were taken to Jacobi Hospital, where the 5-year-old was pronounced dead.
Police say a 83-year-old woman and a 26-year-old woman are being treated for smoke inhalation, and are in stable condition.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.