Dead woman found in burning Bronx building

"Fire marshals and Bronx detectives are investigating a four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Friday afternoon, during which a woman's dead body was discovered inside a residence. Five firefighters and four cops were injured, and numerous families were displaced, in the inferno that broke out just after 3 p.m. on Nov. 28 inside 1520 Sheridan Ave. in Claremont. The first arriving units discovered heavy fire emanating from a sixth-floor apartment."

"The flames had also spread to the cockloft, the space between the ceiling and roof. FDNY Paramedics at the scene of a four alarm fire at 1520 Sheridan Ave. in the Bronx on Nov. 28, 2025.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell More than 175 firefighters responded to the inferno along with the 44th Precinct. While searching the building, firefighters came upon the body of a 73-year-old woman inside one of the units; she was unconscious and unresponsive, according to police."

"The woman's body was pulled from the burning building and pronounced dead by EMS units. Police said her body was transferred to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. FDNY officials said that the remains were unrelated to the fire. Meanwhile, the five injured firefighters were taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital for treatment of their injuries."

A four-alarm fire erupted just after 3 p.m. on Nov. 28 at 1520 Sheridan Ave. in Claremont, Bronx. First arriving units found heavy fire coming from a sixth-floor apartment that had spread to the cockloft between the ceiling and roof. More than 175 firefighters and the 44th Precinct responded, and five hoselines were used to knock down the main body of the fire, which was under control just before 5:20 p.m. Firefighters found a 73-year-old woman unconscious inside a unit; she was pulled from the building and pronounced dead. Her body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy, and FDNY said the remains appeared unrelated to the fire. Five firefighters and four officers suffered mostly non-life-threatening injuries and were treated at local hospitals. Investigations into both the fire and the discovered body remain ongoing.

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