Midnight fire in New Brighton leaves one person in critical condition

View full sizeStaten Island Advance/ Bill LyonsFirefighters work at the scene of a fire in a house at 20 Egmont Place in New Brighton early today.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A fire in a New Brighton building late Monday has left one person critically injured, suffering from smoke inhalation.
Another occupant of the two-story dwelling at 20 Egmont Place, and two firefighters, were also taken to Richmond University Medical Center for treatment.
As the Advance reported earlier this morning, the fire, the cause of which has yet to be announced, began in an upstairs apartment shortly before midnight. It was fully 90 minutes before firefighters declared the blaze to be under control.
Authorities have not released the names of the victims, or other details