Bronx: Cloud of smoke rises from apartment building
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Mr Adams added that it was one of the worst blazes of modern times.
He said: “The numbers are horrific. This is a horrific, painful moment for the city of New York.
“The impact of this fire is going to really bring a level of pain and despair in our city.
The fire occurred in an apartment block in the Bronx borough of the city.
It is a 19-storey building known as Twin Parks.
Around 200 members of the Fire Department of New York worked at the scene.
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Mr Adams, 61, visited the scene of the “horrific” fire and spoke to reporters outside the charred building.
The mayor assured residents an investigation will be launched into the cause of the blaze and praised firefighters who bravely entered the building despite having no oxygen left in their tanks.
He called the tragedy a “horrific, painful moment” for the city.
Mr Nigro, quoted in the Guardian, said firefighters “found victims on every floor in stairwells and were taking them out in respiratory and cardiac arrest”.
He added: “That is unprecedented in our city.”
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She said: “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.
“We didn’t know what to do. We looked out the windows and saw all the dead bodies they were taking with the blankets.”
Photos show the has received heavy damage due to the fire, with windows on multiple floors broken.
The cause of the fire is now under investigation, though is not currently believed to be suspicious.
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