Fatal Fire in Roosevelt Island Seniors Home

A woman was found dead in a Roosevelt Island apartment building after firefighters responded to a call around 5:45 a.m. this morning. The woman was in an apartment on the 11th floor of a 19-story building on Main Street. WABC reports that the building is a senior citizen center and that the victim was in her seventies. No foul play is suspected and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.