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NEW YORK: Three people have been killed and eight others injured in a house fire in New York City.
The blaze broke out late Saturday night at a two-story home in Queens.
An 82-year-old woman, an 87-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman all were killed in the fire.
Eight other people were taken to area hospitals.
Three, including an 8-year-old girl, are listed in critical condition.
The other five are hospitalized in stable condition with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
On Sunday morning, three people including two children were hospitalized in critical condition after a blaze broke out in a Harlem apartment building, the Fire Department said.
The causes of the fires remain under investigation.
