85-year-old woman dies after being rescued from Yonkers apartment building fire

An 85-year-old woman died Friday after being rescued from a burning apartment building along with her 68-year-old son in Yonkers Thursday night.

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The fire broke out around 4:20 p.m. at a four-story apartment building located at 21 Mulberry Street.

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Two people were pulled from the fast-moving fire, including the 85-year-old woman and her 68-year-old son. They were taken to a local hospital.

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Yonkers Police say the woman died from her injuries overnight. Her son remains in critical condition.

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They say both victims appeared to have lived on the fourth floor.

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Additional residents of the building were relocated to the nearby The Westchester School where they are being they were tended to by the Red Cross and other emergency management personnel.

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