Crime & Safety
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In Brooklyn Fire, Police Say
Shirr Teved, 11, died when a fire broke out in her Kensington home Monday night, police said.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — A young girl was killed in a massive Brooklyn fire Monday night, according to police.
Shirr Teved, 11, was caught in a blaze inside her home on Ocean Parkway and Foster Avenue about 10:30 p.m. Monday night, said police.
Video taken by the New York Rescue Response Team, a volunteer emergency services organization, posted videos of flames engulfing the apartment building.
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Firefighters extinguished the flames then found the little girl unconscious, police said.
Medics rushed Shirr to Maimonides Medical Center but doctors were unable to save her life, said police.
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The fire remains under investigation.
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