BREAKING: At least 19 dead, including 9 children, and dozens injured in 5-alarm apartment building fire in the Bronx, NYC officials say.
Roughly 200 firefighters responded to the blaze at a 19-story apartment building on East 181 Street, according to the New York City Fire Department. Authorities were called to the scene at about 11 a.m. and managed to contain the flames at around 1 p.m.,FDNY Commissioner Dan Nigro said he anticipated"numerous fatalities" earlier in the day. Of the 19 fatalities reported by officials, 9 were children.
“The last time we had a loss of life that may be this horrific was at fire which was over 30 years ago, also here in the Bronx,” Nigro said., which killed 87 people. A man angry at having been spurned by his former girlfriend, who worked at the coat check-in, set the club on fire following a heated argument.At least 63 people were injured with some level of smoke inhalation.
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