Person injured in Wednesday’s Bensonhurst fire dies
Firefighters responded to a blaze at a two-story home at 2246 64th St. just before 7 a.m. on Jan. 7.
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A person pulled from a burning home in Bensonhurst early Wednesday morning has died, according to the FDNY.
Firefighters responded to a blaze at a two-story home at 2246 64th St. just before 7 a.m. on Jan. 7.
The FDNY said the fire started in a basement apartment, where firefighters said they found a lithium-ion battery.
Crews rescued one person from the home and rushed them to a hospital in critical condition. Officials later confirmed that person died.
More than 48 hours after the fire, the home’s windows remained boarded up, and the city’s Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order for the structure.
Authorities have not released the name or age of the person who died.
