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74-y-o man dies after fire at the Gallery Apartment in New Kingston

Toriann Ellis

Toriann Ellis / Our Today

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Fire at Gallery Apartment in New Kingston on Thursday morning.

A fire at the Gallery Apartment in New Kingston reportedly claimed the life of a 74-year-old man on Thursday morning.

Several apartments were also reportedly damaged by the early morning inferno.

Firefighters were called to the apartment located on Oxford Road just after 3 am. Two units were dispatched by the Jamaica Fire Brigade.

The fire reportedly started in the deceased man’s penthouse apartment on the sixth floor.

The police and firefighters are investigating. 

More information to come.

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