At least 19 killed in New York building fire

A fire unleashed in a residential building in the New York district of The Bronx has left at least 19 dead this Sunday and more than fifty injured, about 30 of them seriously, authorities have reported.

More than 200 personnel are involved in extinguishing the fire, which began on the third of the 19 floors of the apartment complex for reasons still unknown, according to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).

The flames did not spread to other homes, but the smoke spread throughout the building, a spokeswoman told local media.

"Currently, there are 31 seriously injured," has assured the FDNY.

The local press reports, for its part, more than 60 injured.

According to images distributed by various media and on the Fire Department's social networks, many people, including children, can be seen being treated by emergency teams.

Approximately 200 FDNY members are operating on scene of a 5-alarm fire at 333 East 181 Street in the Bronx.

There are currently 31 serious injuries to civilians.

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The commissioner of the fire department, Dan Nigro, quoted by CBS, recalled that 30 years ago there was another fire in the Bronx with several deaths.

This event occurs just days after another fire in a three-story building in Philadelphia last Wednesday, where 12 people died, 8 of them minors, in one of the worst accidents in the recent history of the country.

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