Devastating Fire Leaves Families Homeless in the Bronx

A fire consumed an apartment located on Hughes Avenue in the Bronx and left a couple of families practically on the street.

The fire was reported Monday afternoon in apartment number one located at the intersection of Hughes and 182nd Street.

According to those affected, the incident could have started in the stove.

“My daughter called me that the stove turned on by itself and she didn’t know what to do, I told her to take the children out because they were in the house while I was working,” commented Gabriela Ramírez, one of the single mothers affected.

She and Patricia García returned to their house after being alerted about the fire and saw how all their belongings were consumed by the fire.

“Everything was useless, there is nothing that can be recovered,” Patricia lamented.

“Everything was ruined, I have no bed, no clothes, nothing, we were left with nothing and we are single mothers,” she added.

The two mothers, along with their children, ages 4, 5, 12 and 18, do not know where they will live from now on.

“They are going to give us two or three days and from there until the social worker gets things sorted, I don’t know what is going to happen to us, where we are going to live,” said Patricia.

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Nicholas Dominici, a one-year-old baby of Dominican origin, died on September 15 after coming into contact with fentanyl, while he was under the care of the Divino Niño daycare center in the Bronx. Three other children were hospitalized for the same reason.

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After the tragedy, authorities raided the daycare located at 2707 Morris Avenue. The New York Police Department (NYPD) recovered a machine for packaging fentanyl and other types of drugs.

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Grei Méndez, 36, in charge of the daycare, and a 41-year-old cousin, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, had already been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the painful tragedy.

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Both face criminal charges including murder, manslaughter and assault.

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In addition to four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and criminal possession of narcotics including fentanyl.

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“He was a very intelligent child,” said Otoniel Feliz when remembering his son Nicolás, almost 2 years old.

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“I looked out the window to see the sky, I was a happy child, I knew how to count from 1 to 10,” he said, heartbroken.

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The father complained to the owners of the daycare center for handling drugs near the presence of the minors. “The culprit knows he has to pay,” he said.

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The parents told the media that the minor had only been enrolled in daycare a few days ago.

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The nursery had started its activities in May of this year. This same September it had even passed a surprise inspection.

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This Monday, members of the community remembered the little boy who lost his life with flowers and candles.

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According to reports from the prosecutor of the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, Grei Méndez made three calls before dialing 911, presumably to alert her husband and eliminate evidence of the drugs. She also deleted 21,000 messages.

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After advancing the investigations, the authorities discovered a secret compartment where they found more fentanyl, other drugs and tools to process them. They were hidden under the children’s playroom.

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2023-10-17 10:09:00
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