At Least 19 Dead In 5-Alarm Fire In The Bronx

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At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed in a five-alarm fire that broke out Sunday in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx

Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro at the scene of a fire in the Bronx on January 9th, 2022.Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro at the scene of a fire in the Bronx on January 9th, 2022., the mayor's office said.

The fire began shortly before 11 a.m. at 333 East 181st Street in the Tremont section of the Bronx, on the third floor of a 19-story building. Roughly 200 firefighters reported to the scene where they found victims "on every floor, in stairways,” undergoing cardiac and respiratory arrest, according to Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, who said this was "unprecedented in our city."

"Numerous fatalities" are expected, he said, and as many as 66 people were reported injured in the fire, which city officials called one of the most devastating in New York City's history.BRONX FIRE UPDATE: Massive apartment complex leaves more than 60 people injured - dozens seriously. Mayor Eric Adams at the scene called it "one of the worst fires in city history."

 

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At a press conference on Sunday night, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro—joined by Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul—said the cause of the fire appeared to be from a 'malfunctioning electrical space heater.'

Oh no! How sad. 19 people 😢😔

Aren’t building like that required to have sprinklers?

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