Woman, child killed in Richmond Hill house fire

A house fire on 117th Street near Atlantic Avenue claimed the life of a woman and a child. Image via Google Maps.

The Associated Press

A woman and a child were killed and two teens injured in a fire in a two-story home in Richmond Hill Sunday morning.

The FDNY said the call about the fatal fire at the home on 117th Street came in at 9:38 a.m. Sunday.

Firefighters responded to the scene, and found the four people.

Officials said 51-year-old Silvia Umana and a 7-year-old Guadalupe Perez were killed. A 19-year-old male was in critical condition, and a 15-year-old boy sustained non-life threatening injuries.

The fire was declared under control shortly before 11 a.m.