1 dead in Queens apartment building fire, FDNY says

One man was killed, another was critically injured, and a firefighter was hurt early Monday morning after a fire broke out inside an apartment building in Queens, the New York City Fire Department said.

The fire started just before 2:40 a.m. on the second floor of a five-story building on 40th Street near Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, according to the FDNY.

A man was pronounced dead at the scene and another was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was fighting for his life, officials said. A firefighter who was treated for smoke inhalation is expected to be OK…

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