2 killed in pair of overnight NYC fires, 3 blocks apart: officials

Two people were killed when a pair of fires erupted within about three blocks of each other on Saturday night in the Bronx, officials said. 

The first blaze broke out on the second floor of a five-story apartment building on Elder Avenue near Westchester Avenue in Soundview around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, according to fire officials.

One woman was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died.

Three other people were hospitalized at Lincoln Medical Center for smoke inhalation, cops said. 

The fire quickly escalated to two alarms, drawing 106 firefighters from 25 units.

The blaze was placed under control shortly after 9 p.m., and the cause of the flames remained under investigation Sunday afternoon.