NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 66-year-old woman is dead after a fire ripped through a Harlem apartment building early Saturday morning, the FDNY said.
The blaze broke out at 151 West 140th St., located between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. boulevards, at about 1 a.m.
Medics rushed the woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem where she was pronounced dead, officials said. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending proper family notification.
About 60 firefighters responded to the scene to quell the flames spreading through the seven-story apartment complex, officials said.
The fire marshal will determine the cause of the fire.