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A 77-YEAR-OLD Staten Island woman died last night when a fire ripped through her home, officials said. Helen Dire, a widow who lived alone, died at the scene after being pulled from her burned house on Fillmore Ave. in Willowbrook. The blaze started about 9:30 p.m. in the first-floor kitchen, fire officials said. Neighbors said Dire has two grown sons. Dire lived in the two-story house for more than 45 years, neighbors said. The cause of the blaze was under investigation last night.Oren Yaniv.
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