Crime & Safety

NYPD: 7-Year-Old Robert Resto Killed In Washington Heights Apartment Fire, Child's Grandmother In Critical Condition

Neighbors told CBS2's Thalia Perez the victim was the building super's son, 7-year-old Robert Resto.

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October 31, 2021

A fire in Washington Heights claimed the life of a little boy and left his grandmother, 54, hospitalized in critical condition.

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Neighbors told CBS2’s Thalia Perez the victim was the building super’s son, 7-year-old Robert Resto.

“It’s a nightmare. It’s really like something that all parents fear,” neighbor Beatriz Ureña said.

Find out what's happening in New York Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.



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