Well-known Hispanic fashion journalist Yolaine Diaz died in a horrific fire that tore through a six-story apartment building in Inwood on May 4, as did her 73 year-old mom Ana Mirtha Lantigua.
Well-known Hispanic fashion journalist Yolaine Diaz died in a horrific fire that tore through a six-story apartment building in Inwood on May 4, as did her 73 year-old mom Ana Mirtha Lantigua. ( Photo: Yolaine Diaz/Instagram)

The horrific May 4 fire in Inwood took the life of Yolaine Diaz, a contributor and former staffer at People en Español, as well as her mother and one other yet-to-be-identified man. Five people were critically injured and remain hospitalized.

Fashion Editor and Mom Among Fatal Fire Victims
06 May 2026 | 09:58
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A beloved fashion journalist, as well as her mother, were two of three people killed in a fire that tore through a six-story Inwood apartment building on May 4.

Five other residents, including a mom and her three children, remain hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns.

The death of 48-year-old...

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