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OCEAN HIILL (WABC) -- One resident was killed and two others critically injured in a fire that tore through a brownstone in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn.
Fire reportedly broke out in the front of the apartment building, on Decatur Street, just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night.
Firefighters fought through heavy smoke and flame to pull residents from a second floor apartment.
Eyewitness News is told three residents were pulled from the building, all with life threatening injuries.
Officials say a 35-year-old man was pronounced dead at Interfaith Medical Center. An 81-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were also hospitalized with life threatening injuries.
A 14-year-old boy was being questioned by investigators looking into the fire, which they said appeared suspicious.
The boy reportedly told them he saw an unknown person run out of a second floor apartment at the time of the fire. Investigators were looking into his story.
Fire marshals are investigating the cause of the blaze.
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