12 people died in building blaze

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12 people died in building blaze

NEW YORK: Twelve people were dead and four more were fighting for their lives late Thursday after a fire swept through a Bronx apartment building on one of the coldest nights so far this winter, city officials said. The victims included a child around a year old, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said during a briefing outside the building. Fire commissioner Daniel Nigro called the fire, "historic in its magnitude,'' because of the number of lives lost. Excluding the Sept 11 attacks, it was the worst fire in the city since 87 people were killed at a social club fire in the Bronx in The blaze broke out on the first floor of a five-storey building just before 7pm and quickly ripped through the structure, a block from the grounds of the Bronx Zoo. About firefighters worked in bone-chilling cold, just 15 degrees, to rescue people from the building. Water sprayed from hoses froze into ice on the street. Thierno Diallo, 59, a security guard originally from Conakry, Guinea, who lives in a ground floor apartment said he was home asleep when he heard banging on the door. It took a moment to realize what was happening. Neighborhood resident Robert Gonzalez, who has a friend who lives in the building, said she got out on a fire escape as another resident fled with five children. A tenant in an adjoining building, Ana Santiago, told The New York Times that she fled when she smelled the smoke and saw young girls who had escaped the burning building on the fire escape standing barefoot outside with no coats.

Residents at the tower frantically woke sleeping neighbors as the fire spread and local churches offered the displaced residents a place to stay. The building contains more than 20 flats and was built just over years ago.

Twelve people are dead and officials said they expect that number to increase after a massive fire ripped through West London's Grenfell Tower. A desperate mother threw her baby to safety as a massive fire ripped through a West London residential apartment block on Wednesday, witnesses say. Authorities said they expect the death toll to rise, according to CNN. Witnesses reported seeing people jump from the blazing tower and a woman reportedly tossed her child out of a window on the ninth or 10th floor to safety, the Associated Press reports. Fire officials received reports of the blaze just before 1 a.

At least 12 people have been killed and four more critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York City. Mr de Blasio said blaze was one of the deadliest in the city in decades. The fire is the worst in the city since 87 people were killed at a social club fire in the Bronx in , excluding the September 11 attacks. He said the fire broke out on the first floor but spread quickly because of the wind and those who died were on several floors. Apartment resident Thierme Diallo told the New York Post he escaped the burning building after someone woke him up. Get out!

12 people died in building blaze

Editor's Note: City officials initially said seven children and six adults were killed in the fire. They later said eight children and four adults died. This story has been updated to reflect that information. At least 12 people, including eight children, died early Wednesday when a quick-moving fire tore through a Philadelphia rowhome, crowded with 26 people in two apartments owned by the city's public housing authority. The fire began around a. Two other people were left in critical condition; one of them was a child. However, fire officials warned that they were still investigating and the number of dead could change. A neighbor said he heard screams around a. Early Wednesday evening, family members shared photos of the victims with NBC President Joe Biden was briefed about the fire.

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This is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century. Eight of the victims were children, the Press Trust of India reported. Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The baby was found in a bathtub — cradled in the arms of her mother, who was desperately trying to protect her child from the flames, law enforcement and FDNY sources said. Sri Lanka ends free visas for long-staying Russians and Ukrainians Judge orders Trump removed from Illinois primary ballots Biden to airdrop aid to Gaza, hopes for ceasefire by Ramadan Subdued defiance as Navalny laid to rest Singapore to buy eight FA jets, boost defence spending. Some residents said no alarm had sounded. The Red Cross handed out blankets to those on the street, as some residents fled the building without shoes or coats. Develop and improve services. You can cancel at any time. Share This. Sign in. Thierno Diallo, 59, a security guard originally from Conakry, Guinea, who lives in a ground floor apartment said he was home asleep when he heard banging on the door.

The first glimpses inside the charred Bronx apartment building where 17 people died in a fire Sunday showed the burnt remnants and blackened hallways that were filled with smoke as people desperately tried to escape. It was that smoke that killed all 17 victims, the medical examiner's office said Tuesday, confirming that all of the victims died from smoke inhalation as opposed to the fire itself.

Breaking News Subscribe. More than 1, huts were gutted in the fire in Madras, capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, 1, miles south of New Delhi. Tamara, one witness, told the BBC: "There's people, like, throwing their kids out, 'Just save my children, just save my children'. NEW YORK: Twelve people were dead and four more were fighting for their lives late Thursday after a fire swept through a Bronx apartment building on one of the coldest nights so far this winter, city officials said. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. She left with all six of them," he said. Click to comment. Residents who escaped told how they woke up to the smell of burning and rushed to leave through smoke-filled corridors and stairwells. You may accept or manage your choices by clicking below, including your right to object where legitimate interest is used, or at any time in the privacy policy page. Twelve people are dead and officials said they expect that number to increase after a massive fire ripped through West London's Grenfell Tower. AP photo. The building contains more than 20 flats and was built just over years ago. Residents warned of fire risk at London tower block gutted by blaze. Photo: Anisur Rahman.