Pregnant woman dies in fire after smoking in bed
NEW YORK - Her roommates told the News that they tried to save the beauty school student, who was three months pregnant...
From NBC New York
Fire officials say one person has died in a fire in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn.
The victim was a pregnant woman who was smoking in bed, according to the Daily News. The paper identified her as 21-year-old Choy Barrington.
The fire was reported at 3:28 a.m. Friday on the second floor of the three-story building at 767 Washington Ave. It was under control about 30 minutes later.
The father of the unborn child told the News that Barrington fell asleep two weeks ago with a cigarette in her mouth.
“But I was there to save here and put it out … I wasn’t there to save her this time,” he said.
Her roommates told the News that they tried to save the beauty school student, who was three months pregnant.
“I looked under the door and saw red flames,” said Lawrence Jones, 25. “There was nothing but fire.”
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