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Ailing Bronx woman, 73, dies climbing stairs to 19th floor Co-op City apartment in electricity outage

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AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 27, 2021 at 1:07 pmA 73-year-old Bronx woman who tried to walk up to her 19th floor apartment during a blackout collapsed on the stairs and died after her oxygen tank ran out, officials said.The woman, identified by family as Ada Longmore, was found dead on the staircase between the 18th and 19th floors of her Co-op City building around 3:10 p.m. Friday, police said. Her oxygen tank was empty by her side.AdvertisementOfficials said the De Kruif Place building had been without power since 8 a.m. Friday after a transformer fire.Longmore battled lung sickness for about a year, her daughter told the Daily News.Advertisement“She was a very happy soul, always finding joy in the simple things of life,” said Andrea Longmore. “She was a family-oriented person. She was very resilient and strong and able to keep her family together.”Co-op City police , noting that all heat and water, which are run by electric pumps and generators, were also knocked out by the fire.“The damage caused by the transformer fire is extensive, and will take a while to repair,” police tweeted.WeekdaysCatch up on the day’s top five stories every weekday afternoon. &gt; Co-op City managers opened up several rooms in other buildings to serve as warming and electricity centers for those out of power.Co-op City Police referred all calls about the woman’s death to the NYPD and the complex management office, which was closed Saturday.Longmore’s daughter bears Co-op city no ill will and said blackouts are rare in the complex.Advertisement“There’s not a lot of blackouts here, maybe once a year,” she said. “That was the only way for people to get to their home. It was the alternate route.”Electricity was restored to the building late Friday, . Advertisement

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 27, 2021 at 1:07 pmA 73-year-old Bronx woman who tried to walk up to her 19th floor apartment during a blackout collapsed on the stairs and died after her oxygen tank ran out, officials said.The woman, identified by family as Ada Longmore, was found dead on the staircase between the 18th and 19th floors of her Co-op City building around 3:10 p.m. Friday, police said. Her oxygen tank was empty by her side.AdvertisementOfficials said the De Kruif Place building had been without power since 8 a.m. Friday after a transformer fire.Longmore battled lung...

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