Two men die in Irvington multifamily house fire
A fire tore through an Irvington home Sunday, leaving two men dead. The fire started in the basement of a three-story, multifamily home on University Place near Melrose Avenue at around 8 a.m. Authorities
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Jan 19, 2009, 5:35 PM
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Updated 5,738 days ago
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A fire tore through an Irvington home Sunday, leaving two men dead.
The fire started in the basement of a three-story, multifamily home on University Place near Melrose Avenue at around 8 a.m.
Authorities haven't released any other information about the victims.
Tom Mitchell, his girlfriend Krystal Franklin and their 2-year-old daughter made it out safely. The couple awoke when they smelled smoke, and saw that it was coming from the basement.
"My baby was actually half-dressed, I threw a coat and a blanket on her, and we got her out," Mitchell said.
The flames shot out of the windows, leaving the home destroyed.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
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