3-Alarm Fire Takes 85-Year-Old's Life, Son Remains In Grave Condition

YONKERS, NY — A dramatic rescue from a burning four-story building, unfortunately did not have a happy ending.

"The Yonkers Police Department regretfully reports that the 85-year-old female victim from the Mulberry Street fire succumbed to her injuries during the overnight and passed away," officials said in a statement released Friday afternoon. "Her son, the 68-year-old male victim of the fire, remains in grave condition and unlikely to recover."

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Police said that their identities are still being withheld.

"The City of Yonkers mourns the death of the 85-year-old Yonkers resident who passed away as a result of yesterday’s devastating Mulberry Street fire," Mayor Mike Spano said in a statement released Friday evening. "Let us stand in solidarity with prayers for her son and the other tenants, and thank the Yonkers Fire Department for their swift action in getting the fire under control."

The Yonkers Fire Department fought a stubborn fire in rough weather conditions at 21 Mulberry Street, a four-story residential apartment building.

They responded to initial reports of a fire around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday.

Two victims were transported to local area hospitals: a 68-year-old male described as being in grave condition; and an 85-year-old female described as being in stable condition. Both victims are believed to be residents of the fourth floor.

The two victims were rescued from the building via an "aggressive interior attack," according to the Yonkers Uniformed Fire Officers Association.

Other residents of the building were relocated to The Westchester School where they were tended to by Red Cross, City of Yonkers Office of Emergency Management, The Fuller Center and Constituent Services personnel.

The three-alarm fire and its cause remains under investigation, according to officials.