A man and his teenage daughter were killed by a fire on Sunday in a public housing complex in the Bronx, the police said. It was the latest in a series of devastating fires in New York City.

The victims, Nelson Rojas, 62, and his daughter, Yolanda, 13, died after the fire broke out in the Throgs Neck Houses, the police said.

Firefighters and police officers responding to a 911 call at 12:13 p.m. went to the building at 2821 Dewey Avenue, where they found Mr. Rojas and his daughter inside a fourth-floor apartment. Both were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation on Sunday, the police said. The medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of their deaths, the police said.