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A 7-year-old boy was killed and his grandmother seriously hurt after fire erupted in a Manhattan apartment overnight, officials said.
The deadly blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the basement and first floor of 660 West 178th Street in Washington Heights, authorities said.
The child, Robert Resto, was pronounced dead at the scene while his unidentified grandmother, 54, was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in serious condition.
FDNY Fire Marshals are probing the cause of the fire. The investigation remains ongoing, police said.
The six-story apartment building was built in 1929 and has 25 units, according to streeteasy.com.
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