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Upper Manhattan fire kills man; woman critically injured

A 51-year-old man was killed in a Dec. 21 fire at this apartment house on Seaman Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan. (Photo via Google Maps)

A blaze in an Upper Manhattan apartment building killed a man and critically injured a woman Saturday, authorities said.

The man, Alberto Urena, 51, and the 86-year-old woman were found unresponsive in a second-floor apartment in a building on Seaman Avenue, police said.

The victims’ names and relationship, if any, have not been released.

Firefighters were called around 11:45 a.m. to the six-story building. It’s in the Inwood neighborhood.

Urena was pronounced dead at a hospital, where the woman is in critical condition. Two other people declined medical attention, firefighters said.

Fire marshals are investigating what caused the blaze.