FATAL FIRE: Yonkers Firefighters responded to a fire on 671 Bronx River Road. One person died, 5 people and 35 firefighters were hurt

YONKERS, New York (WABC) — Police have released what they believe was the cause of a deadly fire in Yonkers on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Officials say an electric heating lamp used to grow marijuana plants was likely what sparked the fire.

Flames broke out at around 1:30 a.m. on the first floor of the Mona Lisa Cooperative Residence on Bronx River Road.

The fire quickly burned through the top floors of the six-story building.

A resident on the fifth-floor was killed. Five others and 14 firefighters were injured….

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