Journalist and Her Mother Are Among 3 Killed in Upper Manhattan Fire
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Yolaine Díaz, a fashion writer for People en Español, and her mother, Ana Mirtha Lantigua, were among three people killed in a fast-moving fire in Manhattan's Inwood neighborhood early Monday morning.
- The fire broke out after midnight in a six-story apartment building at 207 Dyckman Street, quickly engulfing the structure and resulting in multiple casualties.
- Díaz and her mother died after attempting to escape via a stairwell but were overcome by smoke, while Díaz’s stepfather survived by exiting through a fire escape.
- Fourteen others were injured in the fire, including a firefighter, with five people reported in critical condition, among them a woman and her three children.
- The city medical examiner’s office is still investigating the exact cause of death for the three victims.
