Authorities say the fire, which killed a 67-year-old man, was sparked by an electric heating lamp used to grow marijuana on the building's first floor.
that left one person dead and dozens of families displaced was sparked by a marijuana growing operation, according to police.
The fire at the Mona Lisa Luxury Cooperative Residence on Wednesday started in a first-floor apartment, according to fire officials, and was likely caused by an electric heating lamp used to cultivate six marijuana plants that a resident was growing for personal use. "Evidence recovered at scene and statements from the resident lead investigators to believe that the lamp detached from its hanging support and broke, sparked on the floor starting the fire. Upon discovering the fire, the resident proceeded to raise the alarm and alert his neighbors," the Yonkers Police Department said in a statement Saturday afternoon. The fire eventually claimed the life of a 67-year-old man living on the building's 4th floor and injured six other residents.
The fire remains under investigation and is being reviewed by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.
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