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The two-alarm fire was reported around 5 p.m. on East 135th Street.
Heavy smoke was spotted coming from a trash compactor and pushed smoke through the upper floors.
Police say a 32-year-old man and the 6-year-old boy were found unconscious in a hallway.
Authorities say the child suffered severe smoke inhalation and was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.
The 32-year-old, the child’s father, was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.
Eight other civilians were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and two firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The investigation into the fire is ongoing.
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