Firefighters discovered the child suffering from severe smoke inhalation and brought her up to the roof as thick smoke filling the hallways initially blocked their exit.

Firefighters were met with heavy fire on the third floor of the six-story apartment building on Rochambeau Avenue, which spread to the fourth and fifth floors.

Officials said the fire started shortly after 12 p.m. on Friday on the third floor of the complex, then spread to the fourth and fifth floors.

On Friday, Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...