At least 19 people, including nine children, have been killed in a fire at an apartment complex in New York’s The Bronx borough. Dozens of others were injured as a result of smoke inhalation. Thirteen of them are in critical condition in hospital, a spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams told the AP news agency.
The fire broke out on the second and third floors of the complex, which has a total of nineteen floors. New York Mayor Adams said the fire was caused by an electric heater in a bedroom. What went wrong is unknown.
The fire spread quickly, possibly because the door of the apartment where the fire broke out was left open. Authorities do not assume arson.
The fire brigade was called out with large equipment:
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