The blaze in the five-story, brick building, located on Bruce Avenue in Yonkers, began at around 5 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, and the building was heavily damaged before the fire was brought under control.
The identity of the person killed, who is a middle-aged man according to a report by Pix 11, has not yet been released.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
This is a developing story.
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