According to foreign media reports, a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Bronx District of New York City on January 9 (Sunday), killing at least 19 people, including 9 children, and injuring dozens of others.
On the evening of January 9, local time, the New York City Fire Department’s fire officer in charge of the fire, Dan Nigro, said at a press conference that the investigation information obtained so far showed that the cause of the fire was located in the building. The heating equipment on the second and third floors of the apartment is malfunctioning.
Nigro said that after the equipment caused a fire, the smoke quickly spread to the entire building, causing the residents to be unable to escape because the smoke was too large, causing heavy casualties.
On January 9, emergency rescuers from the New York Fire Department provided medical assistance to the injured
New York Mayor Eric Adams last week confirmed that the current fire has caused 19 deaths and 63 injuries, some of whom are in critical condition. This is one of the worst fires in New York City. At about 11 am on January 9, a fire broke out in the Northwest Building of Twin Parks, which provides affordable housing.
According to reports, about 200 firefighters went to the scene to put out the fire. The injured have been sent to 5 hospitals for treatment.
Earlier, a fire broke out in an apartment building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 5, causing 13 deaths and 2 injuries.
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