A house fire in Queens, New York, that killed an 8-year-old girl and left two others injured was caused by an electric scooter at the residence, officials said Sunday.

The firefighters responded to a report of a blaze that broke out at a three-story building in College point at around 7:30 a.m Saturday. The responding officers put out the fire in around one hour and evacuated the residents, CBS News reported.

Three injured residents, including 8-year-old Stephanie Villa Torres, an 18-year-old man, and a 38-year-old man were rushed to the hospital. The little girl, who was on the third floor when the fire broke out, suffered smoke inhalation and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The other two unidentified men, believed to be the child's father and brother, were listed as serious with non-life-threatening injuries, as per NY Post.

Meanwhile, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) announced that the cause of the fire was accidental. "Per #FDNY Fire Marshals the cause of this morning's fatal all-hands fire at 23-26 130 Street in Queens was accidental, caused by a lithium-ion battery from an e-mobility device," the department said in a tweet Sunday.

The residents in the area said they were quite shaken by the tragic incident that took the life of a little girl. "I mean, this is a kid. I have grandkids that age so, you know, it's just a shame. Those batteries, they gotta do something about those batteries because it's too many lives they are losing," a neighbor identified as Debbie told the NY Post.

According to the landlord, the family brought the electric scooter recently for one of the girl's teenage brothers. He described the child as a "quiet little girl, very pretty, very sweet."

The residents said the firefighters did a great job curbing the fire in a short time. "All the houses on this side of the block, they're all connected, so the fire could easily spread across, but I'm happy that the responders got here in time and were able to take care of it, but it's really unfortunate what happened to the family up there," College Point resident Sam Chen told CBS News.

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