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1 Person Killed and 2 Injured in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Fire, FDNY Says

 One person was killed and two others injured after a fire broke out at 203 Fenimore St. in Brooklyn Monday, April 18, 2016.
One person was killed and two others injured after a fire broke out at 203 Fenimore St. in Brooklyn Monday, April 18, 2016.
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BROOKLYN — One person was killed and two others were injured, one critically, after a fire broke out in a residential building in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Monday evening, according to the FDNY and sources. 

The two-alarm blaze struck 203 Fenimore St. between Bedford and Rogers avenues at about 6:06 pm., an FDNY spokesman said. A person was found dead in the building and four firefighters were also taken to the hospital in stable condition, the spokesman added.

The fire was under control by 7 p.m. and firefighters were searching the home for other potential victims, fire officials said.

There was no immediate information on the cause of the blaze.