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About 200 firefighters were mobilized to deal with the incident.
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At least 19 people died this Sunday in New York because of a fire in an apartment building located in the Bronx.
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Among the victims are nine children, according to authorities. The sinister became the deadliest in the city in 30 years.
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The incident also resulted in 32 people being transferred to health facilities in critical condition, Mayor Eric Adams said.
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Meanwhile, the fire commissioner, Daniel Nigro, indicated that they found victims on each of the 19 floors of the building. He added that the smoke from the fire was “unprecedented.”
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19 people died and 32 were taken to a hospital.
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The incident comes days after a fire took the lives of 12 people in Philadelphia, including eight minors.
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The fire this Sunday began between the second and third floors, around 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT), authorities said.
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About 200 firefighters were dispatched to control the flames, which could have started from a portable heater, according to CNN.
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Commissioner Nigro said only two floors caught fire, but smoke spread throughout the building after the door to the apartment where it started was left open.
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“Rescuers found victims on the stairs of each floor and took them out with cardiac and respiratory arrests,” he said.
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The local fire marshal said the smoke was unprecedented.
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Neighbors watched the rescue operation through their windows.
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George King, a resident of the area, told the AFP news agency that people were asking for help through the windows.
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“I saw the smoke, a lot of people were panicking. You could see that no one wanted to jump out of the building,” he said.
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A total of 63 people were injured, including 32 who were taken to hospital. 13 of them are in critical condition, Stefan Ringel, the mayor’s senior adviser, told the AP news agency.
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“The impact of this fire will bring a level of pain and despair to our city,” Adams told reporters.
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“The numbers are horrible,” he said.
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