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VOL. 110, NO. 51 JULY 25-31, 2019
NIGHTMARE
ON
FRESH
POND
Phipps Houses
calls on ConEd
to provide
Page 3
Pols continue
opposition to bus lanes
See Page 4
DOT to repave
major roadways
Page 18
Memorial
fund to aid
fi re victims
A Ridgewood social hall built by immigrants: See Pages 27
SINCE 1908
BY JACOB KAYE
A memorial fund has been created
in the name of Silvia Umana and
her youngest daughter, Guadelupe
Perez, who both perished in a devastating
fi re in Richmond Hill on Sunday.
Perez was 7 years old and a second-grade
student at Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy.
Umana was 51.
The memorial fund, created by Patricia
Winters, the principal of Holy Child Jesus
Catholic Academy in Richmond Hill,
describes Perez as “vibrant” and “happy.”
“She was always smiling and was a friend
to all,” Winters said on the GoFundMe page.
“Both will be greatly missed.”
The fundraiser, with the goal of raising
$75,000 for the funerals of both Umana and
Perez, reached $12,000 a little less than 24
hours aft er it was created.
The fi re started at 9:45 a.m. on July 21 at
the two-story home on 117th Street just north
of Atlantic Avenue, according to the Fire
Department.
Two of Umana’s other children, Gilbert
and Gabriel, were affected by the blaze.
Gilbert is battling severe burns throughout
his body, according to the memorial page.
Gabriel, a former student at Holy Child Jesus
Catholic Academy, is in stable condition.
According to the Fire Department, the
two-alarm fi re was caused by a damaged air
conditioner cord and was “accidental and
electrical in nature.” A working fi re alarm
was not present in the apartment, according
to the Fire Department.
More than 100 fi refi ghters responded
to the 911 call and brought the blaze under
control around 10:50 a.m.
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