Syracuse police confirm fatality from fire was child left home alone

Upstate University Hospital and Cancer Center located at 750 E Adams St. in Syracuse, NY
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Syracuse Police have released the name of the child who died last week in a fatal house fire on the city’s Northside.

Five-year-old Elite Simmons died after being rushed to Upstate University Hospital from their home located at the 300 block of Douglas Street.

Executive Deputy Fire Chief Richard Kisselstein said the child was left home alone.

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