At least 20 people were killed, including nine children, in an apartment building fire in the Bronx, New York.
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The mayor of New York said, addressing the media at the scene of the disaster, that the authorities now count more than sixty injured.
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“This is going to be one of the worst fires in our history. We know that we have 19 people deceased as well as several others in critical condition and more than 63 people injured, ”said Eric Adams, after visiting the scene of the fire.
Courtesy Twitter / FDNY
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According to the New York Fire Department, the flames originated around 11 a.m. in a 19-story building, spreading to the second and third floors.