Three Killed In Brooklyn Apartment Fire

Three Guatemalan immigrants were killed in a fire shortly before 7 A.M. this morning on the second floor of a building on 18th Avenue near New Utrecht Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

Three of them were pronounced dead at local hospitals. Police say the fourth is in critical condition. Investigators say one of the victims tried to escape by jumping from the building. It’s not clear if they died from burns or smoke inhalation.

The victims were taken to Coney Island Hospital, Lutheran Medical Center and Staten Island University Hospital.

Some of the victims may have been asleep when the blaze broke out. Fire marshals are investigating to determine the cause of the fire.