Investigation ongoing into body found in burning Bronx apartment

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The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death of a woman found in a burning Bronx apartment building on Friday, according to a spokesperson from the New York Police Department.

Firefighters and police found the body of the 73-year-old woman in her apartment while they were responding to a fire inside her building. She was pronounced dead at the scene. FDNY Deputy Chief Joseph Duggan said during a press conference that her death was unrelated to the fire…

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