2 people injured, 1 critically, in Staten Island house fire: FDNY

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Two people were critically injured in a Staten Island house fire Friday night, according to fire officials.

The fire started around 10 p.m. inside a home on Benzinger Avenue, officials said. The fire escalated to a two-alarm with the flames located on the second and third floors of the home, fire officials said.

First responders rushed two people to a local hospital including a 73-year-old woman in critical condition.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, as of Saturday morning.

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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