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The FDNY is investigating after it says an elderly woman died in a Crown Heights fire yesterday afternoon. Officials say 73-year-old Hortense Johnson was found after flames broke out inside a three-story

News 12 Staff

Jan 13, 2012, 2:53 PM

Updated 4,626 days ago

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The FDNY is investigating after it says an elderly woman died in a Crown Heights fire yesterday afternoon.
Officials say 73-year-old Hortense Johnson was found after flames broke out inside a three-story brownstone at 1490 Pacific St.
One firefighter was also taken to Kings County Hospital with minor injuries.