Crime & Safety
8-Year-Old Boy Dies in Bedford Avenue Fire
Blaze broke out early Saturday morning in two-story home between Glenwood and Farragut.
An 8-year-old boy was killed by an early-morning fire in a home on Bedford Avenue between Glenwood and Farragut.
The flames broke out just before 2:51 a.m. Saturday morning at 2765 Bedford Ave., a two-story home. Firefighters discovered the boy's body soon after, according to the NYPD.
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According to the Daily News, the victim, whom they've identified as Aschton Charles, was sleeping in the living room when a space heater ignited a couch.
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