The fire declared himself in a building in the Bronx district. The mayor felt that it was one of the “worst fires of history” of the city.
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“This will be one of the worst fires in our history,” said the Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, at the scene of a fire that devastated a building of the Bronx district. At least 19 people are dead and 63 injured, according to the mayor’s assessment. Among the deaths are 9 children, according to an official anonymous source, cited by Associated Press.
The new Mayor of New York, a former African-American police officer who took office on the 1st January, mentioned a “real tragedy not just for the Bronx and the city”.
Inboxed by smoke
On images circulating on social networks, immense flames and a thick black smoke escaped into the morning of a window of a multi-storey building of the Bronx, a huge northern New York district. Most victims have suffered smoke poisoning. According to the firefighters of the city, 31 wounded were in critical condition.
Approximate 200 FDNY Members are Operating on Scene of A 5-Alarm Fire at 333 East 181 Street in the Bronx. THERE … https://t.co/bzda3emjma)/p>- fdny (@fdny)
Last Wednesday, a terrible fire in a residential building in Philadelphia had made 12 dead, including eight children.