81-year-old woman killed in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn apartment fire, several others injured

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Friday, January 30, 2026 12:20PM

Woman killed in Brooklyn fire, several others hurt

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS, Brooklyn (WABC) — An 81-year-old woman died in an apartment fire in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens section of Brooklyn early Friday.

Fire broke out in her apartment on Winthrop Street just before 12:55 a.m.

Firefighters found the victim dead in her fourth-floor apartment.

Several others were treated for minor injuries.

Firefighters say they found a cluttered apartment.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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