NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Two people were killed and four injured, including three firefighters, in an apartment fire in Chinatown Friday morning.
The two civilians who were killed, reportedly a mother and her adult son, haven't been identified. A third civilian and three firefighters all suffered minor injuries, the FDNY said.
Firefighters responded around 3:45 a.m. to the fire on the fifth floor of a six-story building at 78 Mulberry St., between Canal and Bayard streets.
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Video shows flames and smoke pouring out of windows on the fifth floor.
The fire quickly escalated to a two-alarm fire with 25 units and more than 100 fire personnel at the scene, according to the FDNY.
A 91-year-old woman and her 52-year-old son, who had an unspecified disability, were the two residents who died, police sources told the New York Post. The son was found dead in the apartment, while the mom died at a hospital.
The fire was brought under control shortly before 6 a.m.
Authorities haven't said what may have sparked it. The fire marshal is investigating.
