12 Dead, 4 Badly Hurt in New York City Apartment Fire

[TomSea]

12 Dead, 4 Badly Hurt in New York City Apartment Fire
Associated Press
NEW YORK —

Twelve people were killed and four more were seriously injured and fighting for their lives late Thursday in a fast-moving fire at an apartment building on a frigid night in the Bronx, according to New York City's mayor.

The victims included a child around a year old, Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a briefing outside the building.

“We may lose others as well,” he said.

Read more at: https://www.voanews.com/a/new-york-city-apartment-fire/4183912.html

It seems these kinds of stories happen more at this time of year.  I had to double check the date to make sure this is current.  It just happened.

[Sanguine]

Very sad.

[anubias]

Just tragic.  My heart goes out to the victims, those fighting for survival, and their families.

[Applewood]

Prayers for the victims and their loved ones.  And God bless the firefighters trying to fight this fire in the extreme cold.  Not easy at all. 

[mountaineer]

Fire investigators on Friday continued searching for the cause of a fast-moving blaze that ripped through a five-story Bronx apartment building, killing 12 people, including four children.

The dead included three girls, ages 1, 2 and 7, and an unidentified boy, police said. Three women, ages 19, 37 and 63, four unidentified men and one unidentified woman also perished.

Their identities have not yet been released, but fire officials told News 4 that at least three of the victims were from the same family.  ...

More, including photos and video, at NY Post

[TomSea]

Child was playing with a stove.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/child-playing-with-stove-caused-bronx-fire-that-killed-12/ar-BBHsBnj?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Or check other news sources.

@mountaineer