An elderly woman and a man were killed when a fire broke out in an Upper West Side apartment building late Wednesday, officials said.
The blaze erupted just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on the fourth floor of the six-story building on West 62nd Street near West End Avenue, according to the FDNY.
The 70-year-old woman and 44-year-old man — who were believed to be related — were discovered inside the apartment and pronounced dead on scene, police said.
A dozen units, including 60 firefighters, responded to the fire, cops said.
The blaze was placed under control at 12:20 a.m. Thursday, fire officials said.
It began inside a laundry room, and was preliminarily ruled to be electrical and not suspicious, cops said.
The victims’ identities are pending family notification. Christopher Sadowski
Firefighters gather outside the area where two people were killed. Christopher SadowskiThe official cause remains under investigation.
The victims’ names were not immediately released, pending proper family notification.
