Two people injured over the weekend in an apartment fire in Washington Heights have died.
The apartmentFirefighters said there was an e-bike in the apartment and fire marshals are working to determine whether it is the cause of the fire.
The e-bike looked more like a scooter and wasn't charred completely, as officials have seen in other battery fires. It is not clear who the e-bike belonged to. Neighbors said Sunday they were worried about the victims - all four residents were taken to the hospital. All the victims are adults, but one in particular had neighbors very concerned - a 98-year-old woman who has lived in the building for at least 40 years. She is like a grandmother figure to many of the neighbors who grew up with her.The news of the deaths comes as two people -- a woman and a teenager --In an unrelated fire, a woman died in a fire in the Bronx on Tuesday morning as well.
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