Fire that killed 95-year-old woman inside Brooklyn home was ‘accidental’: Fire Marshals
Posted 12:11 PM, July 8, 2018, by PIX11 News
CANARSIE, Brooklyn —
The fire that killed a 95-year-old woman inside a Brooklyn home was said to be “accidental,” fire officials tweeted Sunday.
Fire Marshals said the blaze was caused by a power strip and smoke alarms were not present in the basement.
There were smoke alarms on the first and second floors of the house, but they were not operational, authorities said.
Anna Barthelemy died in the fire that started in the basement of her Canarsie home on 93rd Street — a home she lived in for the past 20 years.
Firefighters responded to the blaze within two minutes of the initial 911 call, but officials told PIX11 they had difficulty getting to the basement because of a lot of clutter blocking the stairs.
Per #FDNY Fire Marshals: Cause of 7/8 fatal 2-alarm fire, 1358 E 93 St #Brooklyn was accidental, electrical, power strip. Smoke alarm not present in basement. Present but not operational on 1st and 2nd floors.
— FDNY (@FDNY) July 8, 2018
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Sunday, July 08, 2018
CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) --
The FDNY says a power strip sparked the flames that killed a 95-year-old grandmother in Brooklyn.
The fire broke out around 3 p.m. in Canarsie on Saturday.
Anna Barthelemy was found dead in the basement.
Authorities say there were no working smoke alarms in the home.
Barthelemy's daughter originally said that the TV had exploded while her mother was watching it.
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Family says 95-year-old grandmother killed when TV exploded in Brooklyn home
Eyewitness News
Saturday, July 07, 2018 06:21PM
CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 95-year-old woman was killed in a fire that started in the basement of a two-story home in Brooklyn.
The fire broke out just after 3 p.m. Saturday on the home on E. 93rd between Avenue K and Avenue L in Canarsie.
The woman's daughter, Esther Bedoit, says the TV in the basement exploded as her mother, Anna Barthelemy, was watching TV. Bedoit was in the home along with an aide at the time - they were both not injured.
Firefighters extinguished the flames within 30 minutes. One firefighter and a civilian suffered minor injuries.
The woman has a large family with nearly 20 granddaughters.