2nd victim dies from 16th Street fire

A second person has died from injuries suffered during a major fire at a Columbia Heights apartment building.

Katherine Alvarez, 21, died at a hospital Friday night, D.C. fire and emergency services spokesman Pete Piringer said. She was injured in a Sept. 29 fire at the Sarbin Towers apartment building, located at 3132 16th St. NW.

One man died the morning of the blaze. He jumped from a fifth-floor window to escape the flames.

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