The fire, of accidental origin, also left about sixty people injured.
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At least 19 people, including 9 children, died Sunday January 9 in the accidental fire of a building in New York (United States). Victims have been found “on each floor” of this building located in the Bronx neighborhood. “More than 63 people were injured”, some of which are in a “critical state”, said the mayor of the city, Eric Adams, arrived on site quickly after the fire.
BRONX FIRE UPDATE: Massive apartment complex leaves more than 60 people injured – dozens seriously. Mayor Eric Adams at the scene called it “one of the worst fires in city history.” pic.twitter.com/8am3s1xLPx
– Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) January 9, 2022
According to the councilor, it is about “one of the worst fires in history” recent city. “It really is an excruciating day for us”, insisted this former police officer and member of the Democratic Party, elected on a center-left program of fight against crime and economic and social inequalities in New York.
In the first images released on social media Sunday morning, huge flames and thick black smoke billowed out of a window in this Bronx social housing building. The fire started because of an auxiliary heater in a duplex apartment on the second and third floors, according to firefighters.