Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York

Bedridden Man Killed in Brooklyn Fire

NY Daily News

by Oren Yaniv

A bedridden man died Sunday in a fast-moving fire in his Brooklyn apartment, authorities said.

The blaze ignited about 4 p.m. in the Quentin Road flat in Homecrest.

The flames were fed by the elderly victim's piles of possessions, fire officials said.

The victim, identified by a landlord as Jerry Roma, was pronounced dead at New York Community Hospital.

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