New York Fire in Bronx Kills 19, Including 9 Children
Reporting by Fahad Khan
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An apartment fire in New York City claimed the lives of 19 people, including nine children.
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The fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in The Bronx borough on Sunday, trapping many people inside.
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A blaze broke out at a 19-story apartment building in New York City at 11 am, killing 19 people.
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A total of 60 people were injured in this incident, officials said earlier on Sunday. 32 of them suffered life-threatening injuries.
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Officials said earlier on Sunday that 32 people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and about 60 people had been injured in total
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Firefighters are breaking windows to release fumes from the upper floors and trying to push smoke out of the building.
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Daniel Nigro, the commissioner of the city's fire department, told reporters that the blaze was still under investigation.
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He said the smoke had spread to every floor of the building, probably because the door to the apartment where it started was left open. The victims had inhaled a lot of smoke, Nigro said.
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"Members found victims on every floor and took them out in cardiac and respiratory arrest," he said.
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He said that members found victims on every floor in stairwells and took them out in cardiac and respiratory arrest.
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Kathy Hochul says she is horrified by the devastating fire in the Bronx today.