Woman killed in Bronx apartment fire helped save rest of family, relatives say

Woman killed in Bronx apartment fire helped save rest of family, relatives say

A woman killed in a Bronx apartment fire helped save the life of the rest of her family, including her girlfriend who is now in critical condition, distraught relatives said Monday. The roaring blaze that tore through the University Heights building Sunday, killing 50-year-old Cynthia Ruiz Lara, was sparked by an electrical wiring malfunction, Mayor Mamdani said a day later. Ruiz Lara lived in the apartment with her girlfriend of five years and …