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Bronx apartment : New York's deadliest fire in decades kills 12

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Bronx apartment : New York's deadliest fire in decades kills 12
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Bronx apartment : Decades deadliest fire in New York kills 12. A fire tore through an apartment building, killing at least 12 people and leaving four others seriously injured in New York's deadliest fire in decades, officials said. The blaze broke out before 7:00 pm (local time) yesterday in the 25-apartment building opposite the Bronx Zoo. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the US financial capital. Bronx apartment : Decades deadliest fire in New York kills 12 A one-year-old child was among those killed in the fire. Red Cross volunteers handed out blankets and set up the makeshift shelter in a nearby school. "This will rank as one of the worst losses of life to a fire in many, many years," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters. "This is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century," he added. The fire began on the first floor and spread rapidly to all floors of the five-floor building on Prospect Avenue, officials said. "I am sorry to report 12 New Yorkers are dead, including one child as young as one year old," de Blasio told reporters after fire fighters extinguished the flames. "There are four people critically injured who are fighting for their lives, other serious injuries as well," he added. Two of the dead were discovered in a bath tub full of water in Bronx apartment, where they had apparently sheltered from the blaze, US media reported. Firefighters rescued at least 12 people who will survive but the search of the building continues, and the death toll could rise further, the mayor warned. "This tragedy is, without question, historic in its magnitude. Our hearts go out to every family who lost a loved one here and everyone fighting for their lives," said Fire Department chief Daniel Nigro. "People died on various floors, they range in ages from one to over 50," he added. "In a department that's certainly no stranger to tragedy, we're shocked at this loss." -PTC News-
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