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2 people injured, 1 critically, in Staten Island house fire: FDNY
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Two people were critically injured in a Staten Island house fire Friday night, according to fire officials.
The fire started around 10 p.m. inside a home on Benzinger Avenue, officials said. The fire escalated to a two-alarm with the flames located on the second and third floors of the home, fire officials said.
First responders rushed two people to a local hospital including a 73-year-old woman in critical condition.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, as of Saturday morning.