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Fatal NYC fire kills 5 at least

31 January 2010 00:27 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ziya Agazade â€“ APA. A fire that tore through a Brooklyn building that housed Guatemalan immigrants, killing at least five people, is being investigated as a possible case of arson, APA reports citing â€œAssociated Pressâ€.

New York City Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano says Saturday’s early morning blaze started behind the front door of the building. He says it’s "not where a fire would normally start."

Four people in the building were injured, including an infant and a child who were tossed out the window by a woman frantically trying to save them.

Officials and witnesses say the infant was in critical condition with a fractured skull after bystanders below failed to catch him. The child landed on an awning.