A 74-year-old woman was killed and seven others were hurt in a ravaging blaze that tore through an Upper East Side apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.

The fire broke out on the top floor of a five-story apartment building on East 81st Street between First and York Avenue in Yorkville around 12:30 p.m., according to the FDNY.

A 74-year-old woman was killed, and multiple other civilians and firefighters were hurt in a blaze inside an Upper East Side building on Wednesday afternoon. Citizen

The 74-year-old woman was rushed by EMS to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. Citizen

Firefighters discovered an wounded, unidentified 74-year-old woman inside the building. She was rushed by EMS to Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical

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