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77-year-old woman killed in Queens building fire

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

77-year-old woman dies after apartment fire in Elmhurst

NEW YORK -- A 77-year-old woman was killed in a fire in Queens on Friday.

The fire broke out inside a three-story building on Reeder Street between Queens Boulevard and 51st Street in Elmhurst.

The building was so badly damaged, it was declared uninhabitable.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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