DNAinfo/Katie Honan
JACKSON HEIGHTS — An early-morning fire inside an apartment that killed a 46-year-old woman was sparked by a burner on the stove, according to the FDNY.
Firefighters responded at 85-10 34th Ave. around 3 a.m. Saturday and found Sophia Paz, 46, unconscious in the bedroom of her sixth-floor apartment, according to officials.
She was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Fire marshals determined Tuesday that the fire was sparked by a burner on the stove, with the flames spreading to other objects nearby.
The FDNY tweeted out information about fire safety in the kitchen after announcing the fire cause, including ways to extinguish a stove fire.
