A deadly fire swept through a Harlem housing project -- killing one, authorities said.
The blaze broke out on the second floor of a building in the Taft Houses on Fifth Avenue and West 115th Street at 4:15 a.m., the FDNY said.
Rescue workers pulled a 30-year-old man from the apartment in cardiac arrest, police said. The victim was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Firefighters extinguished the flames and placed the fire under control at 4:45 a.m., the FDNY said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal, police said.
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