A 65-year-old woman was killed in a fire at a Queens high-rise Tuesday night, the city fire department said.

According to the FDNY, it happened around 8:50 p.m. on the first floor of an apartment building on Kissena Boulevard near Ash Avenue.

The FDNY said firefighters arrived to the blaze in four minutes, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The cause of the fire, and the victim's identity, has not been confirmed as of this writing.

The investigation is ongoing.