Woman, 74, killed, 7 others injured in afternoon blaze at NYC apartment building

A 74-year-old woman was killed and seven others were hurt in a ravaging blaze that tore through an Upper East Side apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.

The fire broke out on the top floor of a five-story apartment building on East 81st Street between First and York Avenue in Yorkville around 12:30 p.m., according to the FDNY.

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