Girl, 9, dies in Brooklyn house fire: NYPD

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 9-year-old girl died in a house fire in Brooklyn early Friday, police said.

The FDNY was called to the scene of a multi-alarm fire on Howard Avenue, near Dumont Avenue, in Brownsville just before 5:25 a.m. The girl was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, flames had spread through the second and third floor of the home. Citizen App video showed the roof engulfed in fire. Flames and thick smoke billowed into the air.

A firefighter also suffered a minor injury, officials said.

It took nearly 140 firefighters from 33 units to extinguish the blaze. The fire was brought under control just after 7:20 a.m., according to the FDNY. The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

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