Blaze Leaves Three Dead

A two-alarm house fire in Brooklyn [claimed the lives of three people] early this morning, according to authorities. A 12-year-old boy and two women, aged 76 and 50, were killed, while a 16-year-old boy was taken to Kings Country  Hospital badly hurt, but in stable condition. Three [firefighters also suffered](http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=73921) minor injuries. Authorities are investigating possible causes at this time in addition to whether the attic apartment, which was home to six people and where the blaze began, had been [rented illegally](http://www.nypost.com/seven/09242007/news/regionalnews/two_die_in_brooklyn_fire.htm).