Cigarette May Be To Blame for Deadly Fifth Ave Fire

A cigarette may be to blame for the fire on Friday morning that killed an elderly woman.

NY 1 reports that the fire in a brownstone on Fifth Avenue and Carroll Street on Thursday night may have been by a cigarette. The fire began around 6AM on the 4th floor of a brownstone at 254 5th Avenue in Park Slope. The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital. There were no other fatalities.