Elderly woman, son killed in NYC blaze after neighbors hear loud argument
An elderly woman and her son were killed in a fire that broke out in their Brooklyn apartment. Neighbors reported hearing a loud argument shortly before the blaze began. The fire is currently under investigation by the FDNY.
- ▪The victims were an 86-year-old woman and her 65-year-old son who lived in the building for over 40 years.
- ▪Two other women were hospitalized with serious injuries but are expected to survive.
- ▪Neighbors reported hearing a loud argument in Spanish before the fire started.
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| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/elderly-woman-son-killed-in-nyc-blaze-after-neighbors-hear-loud-argument/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 12:10:38 -0400 |
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Metro Elderly woman, son killed in NYC blaze after neighbors hear loud argument By Georgett Roberts, William Farrington and Tina Moore Published May 23, 2026, 12:10 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A pair of longtime Brooklyn residents were killed Saturday when fire tore through their Flatbush apartment, police and neighbors said. The victims, an 86-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man, lived on the second floor of the Nostrand Avenue building near Cortelyou Road where the fire began in the early morning, officials said. Two women, an 82-year-old and a 40-year-old, suffered serious injuries and were taken to University Hospital at Downstate, police said. They were expected to survive, officials said.
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