At least twenty people lost their lives, including nine children, during the fire of an apartment building in the Bronx, New York.
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The mayor of New York clarified, speaking to the media at the scene of the disaster, that the authorities now count more than sixty injured.
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“This is going to be one of the worst fires in our history. We know that we have 19 people dead as well as several others in critical condition and more than 63 people injured,” lamented Eric Adams, after visiting the scene of the fire.
Courtesy of Twitter/FDNY
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According to the New York Fire Department, the flames started around 11 a.m. in a 19-story building, spreading to the second and third floors.
Approximately 200 FDNY members are operating on scene of a 5-alarm fire at 333 East 181 Street in the Bronx. There are currently 19 serious injuries to civilians. pic.twitter.com/R3pnXs8NlX
– FDNY (@FDNY) January 9, 2022
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Everything suggests that the fire started in a dwelling whose door remained open. Thick smoke then spread throughout the building, said fire department commissioner Daniel Nigro, according to comments relayed by CNN.
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In doing so, the smoke transformed the stairwells into real traps for the inhabitants of the building who were trying to evacuate. Dozens of victims, including several in cardiopulmonary arrest, were found on the steps, suffocated by the smoke that spread in the stairwells.
More than 200 firefighters responded to the scene and were able to quickly bring the blaze under control, the fire department said.
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