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Officials: Short in electrical wiring caused deadly fire in Brooklyn

FDNY: Short in electrical wiring caused fatal fire in Brooklyn 00:20

NEW YORK -- Officials have determined the cause of a fire in Brooklyn that killed a young woman and her daughter.

Police say a short in electrical wiring sparked the blaze in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Tuesday.

A 22-year-old woman and her 1-year-old daughter could not escape the flames inside their home on Agate Court.

Fire investigators say several appliances were plugged into the same outlet, which caused a malfunction.

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