New York, Nov 5, 2026 (AFP) - Six dead, several hurt in New York house fire: authorities

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Six people died in a house fire early Thursday in New York, authorities said, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani describing the blaze at a Brooklyn home as "devastating." "I am heartbroken to announce that six New Yorkers lost their lives," Mamdani told reporters, noting that firefighters had responded in under four minutes. Video from the scene showed orange flames roaring out of several windows at the row-style property in the Sunset Park neighborhood,......

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