Tragedy struck Buffalo’s Elmwood Village early Saturday morning when a fire tore through part of a residence leaving a woman and her baby dead and sending a man to the hospital with critical injuries.
City officials confirmed the Buffalo Fire Department received reports of the blaze at 428 Norwood Avenue around 8:35am. Firefighters discovered flames on the first floor of the 2 ½-story multi-unit home. Crews were able to contain the fire to that section of the building.
Authorities said a 29-year-old woman and an infant were found inside and pronounced dead at the scene. A 30-year-old man was transported to Erie County Medical Center with severe injuries…