NEW YORK — At least one child died and three more were hospitalized Friday afternoon after an incident at a building in the Bronx, police and firefighters said.
Emergency officials responding to the building at 2707 Morris Avenue in the Kingsbridge section found two children in need of medical attention. The children were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition, authorities added.
One of those children later died, police said. The other child was still being treated at the hospital in critical condition.
The first 911 call was made around 2:45 p.m. reporting that two children were in cardiac arrest, sources said.
A source familiar with the investigation said one of the children responded to Narcan. Investigators initially suspected a possible carbon monoxide leak in the apartment building where a daycare is located, but FDNY officials ruled it out.
The preliminary investigation is focused on whether drugs played a role in the boy’s death, the source added.
Two other children were taken to a hospital by other means, but their condition was not immediately clear.
Spokespeople for the NYPD and FDNY did not provide an explanation for what happened to the children on Friday afternoon. An investigation is ongoing.
2023-09-16 00:39:55
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