1 dead in suspected arson at 41 Spring St. in New York City NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A suspect has been arrested in a deadly five-alarm fire in New York's SoHo neighborhood, police said. One person was killed Thursday night at the building at 41 Spring St., where the suspect, who lives on the second floor, allegedly fought with firefighters who arrived on the scene, NBC-TV, New York, reported. The 45-year-old suspect is being treated at New York Downtown Hospital for bruises he sustained in the confrontation, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne told the TV station. Witnesses reported seeing the suspect start the fire in the hallway of the second floor at about 6:40 p.m., reportedly after arguing with the mother of his child. FDNY Chief of Fire Operations James Esposito said the fire quickly spread to the roof and engulfed the entire back of the building by the time first responders, which included about 200 firefighters, arrived. Esposito said the person who died was on an upper floor. The body was burned beyond recognition. The suspect's child and the child's mother were at the 5th Precinct, NBC-TV said.