Funeral held for 4-year-old, grandmother who died in fire

Funeral services were held Monday for a 4-year-old girl and her grandmother who died in a New Hyde Park house fire.

News 12 Staff

Jan 7, 2019, 6:00 PM

Updated 2,220 days ago

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Funeral services were held Monday for a 4-year-old girl and her grandmother who died in a New Hyde Park house fire.
The services were held for 68-year-old Maria Karpinski and her granddaughter, Brooke Schillizzi, at St. Rose of Lima Church in Massapequa.
They died on Dec. 30 in a fire that engulfed a home on North 12th Street in New Hyde Park.
Fire officials say the fire was started by a candle and that there were no signs of working smoke detectors in the home.