An overloaded extension cord may have been the cause of a fatal apartment fire in Yonkers, according to Yonkers fire officials.

The fire on Saratoga Avenue took the life 64-year-old resident Peter Lettieri on Sunday.

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Fire officials say 31 others, including 26 firefighters, were injured.

Investigators say the extension cord was under a bed in a first-floor apartment.

The Red Cross is working with six displaced families that include 26 adults and seven children, plus several pets.