Candles arranged on the floor for a voodoo ceremony caused a five-alarm fire that ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building last week, killing a 64-year-old woman and injuring 20 firefighters, the FDNY said Friday.
Fire marshals said the fire began around 6:40 p.m. on Feb. 20, when a...
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