2 killed, 3 hurt in B’klyn blaze
Two girls died in a fast-moving fire that tore through a Brooklyn home Saturday night and left three other people injured.
Payton Gomez, 7, and Haley Harris, 9, were killed in a blaze that erupted on the second floor of a three-story residence on Schaefer St. near Central Ave. in Bushwick around 11 p.m., the FDNY said.
Flames could been seen pouring out of the home as medics rushed the girls out of the building along with a 53year-old man and two others.
All were taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where the two girls later died. The 53-year-old man is in stable condition, police said.
The grandfather’s niece had been visiting from Massachusetts when the fire erupted.
“When we left and came back the fire just started,” she sobbed. “They had (the younger girl) on the floor trying to revive her.
“They’re always here with their grandfather,” she cried.
The fire was under control around midnight, the FDNY said.
Fire marshals are still investigating what caused the deadly blaze.