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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Power is being restored to Co-op City Saturday after the outage ended in the death of an elderly resident.
Police said the 73-year-old woman collapsed and died after her portable oxygen tank ran out while she climbed the stairs to her apartment on the 19th floor.
READ MORE: Woman Collapses, Dies While Climbing Stairs To 19th-Floor Apartment During Power Outage In Co-Op City
The elevator was out of service after a transformer caught fire Friday morning.
Thousands who live in buildings one through eight were left without electricity.
Authorities said they hoped to restore electricity, water and heat by Saturday morning.
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