A 23-year-old woman has been arrested after police say her three young kids were left alone in a Manhattan apartment when a fire broke out in the building, trapping them in terror, according to officials.
Skilyn Maldonado was charged with three counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child in connection with the blaze that drew dozens of first responders to her Washington Heights apartment building earlier this week.
Information on a possible attorney for her wasn't immediately available.
Meanwhile, investigators are continuing to probe the fire that left two of her children, ages 2 and 1, hospitalized in critical condition. There was no immediate change to their conditions early Friday.
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The fire erupted at their building on Audubon Avenue, near West 175th Street, around 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Video posted to the Citizen app showed flames leaping from a fifth-floor apartment. It was under control within about an hour, fire officials said. The cause is under investigation.
The critically-injured babies' 8-year-old sister was also hospitalized, though she was released overnight. A mother and her daughter in a neighboring apartment who were also transported are expected to recover.
