Firefighters have five levels of alarms to classify fires. These range from 1 to 5 according to your level of intensity. In this case, the one this afternoon in Staten Island, has been classified as four alarms, that is: it can be classified as a catastrophe and can concentrate up to 21 fire vehicles and 6 battalion chiefs.
FDNY says that the distress call regarding the fire at the house located at 88 Shotwell Avenue was received at 1:26 p.m., and that by 2:46 p.m. they had it under control.
Despite the speed to control the fire, eight firefighters were injured and FDNY reports that three of them received serious injuries.
In the fire, it collapsed into the rear of the house frame.
The seriously injured firefighters were transported to Staten Island University Hospital North for medical care.
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On January 9, a building in the Bronx caught fire, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens more.
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Days after the fire, the area of the building was turned into a memorial where people placed candles, flowers, balloons and messages in honor of the victims.
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As the days went by, the place was filled with objects in honor of the deceased, eight of whom were children.
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After a week of prayers and mourning, a funeral service was held at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx, as it is now known that most of the victims were West African Muslims.
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Hundreds of people came to the ceremony but many had to stay outside because the Islamic Cultural Center was at full capacity
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From outside the compound they said their last goodbye to the victims, while others tried to follow the ceremony through the windows.
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The funeral ceremony was also attended by elements of the New York Fire Department, who were in charge of putting out the flames.
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Among those attending the ceremony was the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, who even shared a message.
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After the ceremony, the coffins were removed from the Islamic Cultural Center to be taken to a cemetery in New Jersey.
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Meanwhile, other of the victims would be taken to Gambia, their country of origin, and two more minors were buried in a Harlem mosque, according to information from the authorities.
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According to reports, the fire originated from a faulty heater, despite the fact that residents of the building had complained on several occasions about the lack of adequate heating.
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Given this, the organizers of the ceremony asked that it be public to publicize the difficulties in which immigrant families live.
