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Man Dies In Yonkers Apartment Building Fire

YONKERS, N.Y. -- A 47-year-old Yonkers man was killed during a kitchen fire in a Yonkers apartment building early Friday morning, according to officials.

A Yonkers man was killed in an apartment building kitchen fire early Friday morning.

A Yonkers man was killed in an apartment building kitchen fire early Friday morning.

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The fire started at approximately 2:37 a.m. at 47 Riverdale Avenue. The fire started in the victim's sixth floor apartment kitchen, the fire department said. 

Responders found the man in the hallway and attempted to perform CPR before he succumbed to his injuries, the fire department said. 

Both the fire department and Yonkers PD are investigating the fire. Authorities suspect the man may have been trying to heat his home using his stove, the fire department said. 

 

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