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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Authorities say a 7-year old boy playing with a lighter caused a house fire that killed a grandmother in the Soundview section of the Bronx.
Relatives say 87-year-old Carmen Davila, who lived in a basement apartment, was preparing for her daughter’s surprise birthday party when the flames erupted.
Officials say a man and a 17-year old girl jumped from a third-story window to escape the fire. Their fall was broken by an aluminum awning on the first floor, and they walked away uninjured.
Davila was rushed to Jacobi Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 4:03 pm.
Family members said she had 20 grandchildren.
