People seen jumping from windows of Bronx apartment building during fire
19 are killed – including nine kids – and 32 suffer life threatening injuries in 5-alarm Bronx apartment block fire: Screaming families are seen climbing out of windows to escape blaze
- The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11 am on the third floor of a 17-story building at 333 East 181st St in Fordham Heights
- The fire at the Twin Parks North West complex quickly progressed. It is now in as ‘probably will hold’ status
- At least 54 people have been injured, the FDNY said. Nineteen were treated at the scene and 35 others have beed taken to nearby hospitals
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New York City’s worst fire disaster in more than 30 years killed nine children and ten adults, and left dozens more critically injured on Sunday.
The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11 am on the third floor of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx.
‘Numerous’ fatalities are anticipated, FDNY commissioner Dan Nigro said in a press conference.
‘We didn’t know what to do. We looked out the windows and saw all the dead bodies they were taking with the blankets,’ Cristal Diaz, who lives in the fifth floor of the building, told the New York Post.
Diaz’s niece, 13-year-old Alanny, reportedly saw ‘moms fainting at the sight of their kids dying.’
The fire at the Twin Parks North West complex quickly progressed. At the scene, firefighters could be seen pulling desperate victims out of windows.
More than 200 firefighters across the borough responded to the scene. The FDNY said icy conditions made it difficult for firefighters to put out the blaze. At least 63 people were injured, the FDNY said.
Firefighters rescue victims from the fire in the Bronx on Sunday
The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11 am on the third floor of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street
Firefighters at the scene of the fire in the Bronx. More than 200 firefighters responded to the emergency
The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11 am on the third floor of a 17-story building at 333 East 181st St in Fordham Heights
Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro briefs the press on the horrific fire
It took 200 firefighters an hour to put out the blaze due to the icy conditions
Nineteen were treated at the scene and 35 others have beed taken to nearby hospitals, many of whom are in serious conditions, officials said.
NYC mayor Eric Adams and Nigro are at the scene evaluating the situation.
Nigro said during a press conference that a door to the apartment was opened, leading to the spread of the fire.
‘The smoke conditions in this building are unprecedented,’ Nigro said.
Nigro said many of the victims suffered smoke inhalation and that he fears there may be numerous fatalities.
The commissioner added that the apartment where the fire originated had its door opened, allowing for the blaze to spread throughout the building.
‘This is a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the City of New York,’ Adams said.
Diaz said she fled her apartment upon learning about the fire.
‘I was drinking coffee in the living room and I started smelling smoke. We started putting water on towels and the bottom of the door. Everything was crazy,’ Diaz told the Post.
‘We saw a bunch of bodies coming out. People from my childhood were dying,’ he niece, Alanny added.
