{"id":2429,"date":"2023-01-14T11:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T11:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2023-01-14T11:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T11:58:45","slug":"brooklyn-family-in-shock-mourn-after-9-year-old-following-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/14\/brooklyn-family-in-shock-mourn-after-9-year-old-following-house-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn family in shock, mourn after 9-year-old following house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Brooklyn family is in shock and mourning after 9-year-old Payton Thompson died after a house fire in Brooklyn on Friday morning.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-2853572903\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to fire officials, the flames broke out Friday just before 5:30 a.m. on Howard Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The victim has been identified as 9-year-old Payton Thompson. Her family said that they had been planning a party to celebrate Payton&#8217;s young sister&#8217;s first birthday when the fire broke out while the family was asleep, quickly consuming all three of the building&#8217;s floors.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters were able to get all the family members out of the home, but Payton was the last. Her uncle told FOX 5 NY that she was stuck in the back of the house and firefighters had trouble reaching her.<\/p>\n<p>She died at a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p>One firefighter suffered minor injuries battling the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Brooklyn family is in shock and mourning after 9-year-old Payton Thompson died after a house fire in Brooklyn on Friday morning. According to fire officials, the flames broke out Friday just before 5:30 a.m. on Howard Avenue. The victim has been identified as 9-year-old Payton Thompson. 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