A new mural in the Bronx is sounding the alarm for fire safety nine months after a high-rise fire killed 17 people in the borough.
high-rise fire killed 17 people in the boroughKidde, the company that makes fire safety equipment, commissioned artist Cey Adams to create the mural in Mount Eden.
It highlights the statistic that fatal residential fires affect Black communities almost twice as much as other races. "I hope people just take the time to develop a simple routine in their house to check to make sure they're as safe as they can possibly be. We see smoke alarms. We see smoke detectors. So often we can take them for granted.
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