by KATHY CARVAJAL
MYFOXNY.COM - A brownstone in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn went up in smoke late Wednesday night.
Police say one person was killed and two were injured.
Neighbors tell Fox 5 Reporter John Huddy that the victims are of the same family.
A man, 35 years old, was rushed to Interfaith Hospital at around 10:30 p.m. where he was pronounced dead.
The other victims, an 81-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman are in stable condition. John Huddy reports the elderly man celebrated his birthday the same day of the fire.
The flames broke out at 732 Decatur Street in a three-story house. Fire officials say the flames were brought under control at around 11:30 p.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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