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Firefighters in front of the apartment building
Photo: Yuki Iwamura / dpa
According to Mayor Eric Adams, 19 people were killed in a fire in a residential building in the Bronx district of New York. At least 63 residents were injured, including at least 32 serious injuries, Adams told CNN. Accordingly, nine children are among the fatalities. "There have been children who have been injured and some children have lost their lives," said Adams. He spoke of "terrible" casualties and "one of the worst fires" in the history of the city.
It looks like smoke has spread quickly in the building.
Many injuries are probably due to smoke inhalation.
The door to the burning apartment on one of the lower floors was open.
This allowed the smoke to spread quickly in the house.
200 firefighters went out against the fire in the 19-story house, said the fire department.
The fire broke out on Sunday morning.
The cause of the fire was initially unclear.
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