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Elderly couple dies in Washington Heights apartment building fire
An elderly couple died when a massive fire tore through their Washington Heights apartment building early Tuesday, FDNY and NYPD officials said.
The blaze broke out inside a top-floor apartment in the six-story building on W. 178th St. near Broadway, a block from the entrance to the George Washington Bridge, about 1:45 a.m.
“Upon arrival in four-and-a-half minutes we saw heavy fire venting from three windows on the top floor,” FDNY Deputy Chief of Special Operations Malcolm Moore said at the scene. “We did an aggressive interior attack and found a couple, an older male and female, inside the apartment.”
The woman was found suffering from burns and smoke inhalation in the front room, Moore said.
“Once the units battled past the heavy fire condition we found the second victim, believed to be a male, in a back bedroom,” the chief said.
The couple were taken to Harlem Hospital, where they both died, the NYPD confirmed. Their names were not immediately released.
It took more than 130 firefighters about two hours to put out the massive blaze.
Three other building residents, a firefighter, and two FDNY emergency medical technicians suffered minor injuries, FDNY officials said. The civilians were treated at the scene while the FDNY workers were treated at local hospitals.
FDNY fire marshals are investigating the cause of the fire.
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Andre Washington had 20 points in Eastern Illinois’ 71-61 victory over Tennessee Tech on Thursday.
Washington shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (5-10, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added 13 points and four steals. Kooper Jacobi finished with 11 points and added seven rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4) were led in scoring by Jah’Kim Payne, who finished with 11 points. Tennessee Tech also got 10 points from Mekhi Turner.
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Hintz scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 4-1 final.
“Everybody played hard, did the right things, got pucks in deep, especially in the third period when we’re trying to close out a lead,” DeSmith said. “So, I thought top to bottom, first, second and third, we were really good.”
NOTES: The Stars swept the two-game season series (including a 1-0 win Oct. 28 in Dallas) and are 8-1-0 in their past nine games against the Capitals. … Duchene had the secondary assist on Steel’s goal, giving him 900 points (374 goals, 526 assists) in 1,157 NHL games. … Hintz has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in an eight-game point streak against Washington. He had a game-high 12 shots on goal. … Thompson has lost six of his past seven starts (1-5-1).
WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency crews are responding to a major incident at the Washington Avenue Bridge, which has collapsed into Wheeling Creek.
Multiple police and firefighter units are on the scene, working swiftly to rescue those injured in the collapse.
Three injured workers have been taken to the hospital. Officials say one is a serious injury and two are non-life threatening.
Access to the area has been closed to facilitate rescue operations.
The bridge was closed in early December for a replacement that was expected to take nearly a year.
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