Queens, New York House Fire Kills Woman

In Queens, a fast moving electrical fire has killed a 62 -year- old woman in Whitestone. The fire broke out around 10:30pm Sunday on 19th Avenue at Murray Street.
Nov. 8, 2004
(New York-WABC, November 8, 2004 ) -- In Queens, a fast moving electrical fire has killed a 62 -year- old woman in Whitestone. The fire broke out around 10:30pm Sunday on 19th Avenue at Murray Street.

Firefighters forced their way into the house. They found Theresa Vann-Laar in cardiac arrest from smoke inhalation.

She was treated by medics, but she die before she reached Flushing Hospital.

The fire is not considered suspicious.

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