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Bronx fire: 2 dead, 11 injured after blaze on East 187th Street, scary videos from scene; watch
A 4-alarm fire in the Bronx, NYC killed two and injured 11. FDNY mounted a massive response as videos showed firefighters battling the blaze.
Update: The Fire Department of New York City confirmed that the incident was reported on East 187th Street on Sunday around 2:48pm local time. The exact location of the fire was between Crescent Avenue and Cambreleng, the FDNY confirmed.
The building where the blaze broke out was a five-storied mixed residential and commercial building. While the bottom level serves as commercial spaces, the upper part is residential.
The fire quickly spread across the upper floors even as FDNY officials struggled to contain it. Two civilians were trapped inside the building and were found dead by firefighters.
11 other individuals were transported to a local hospital with injuries. Fox 5 reports that two of those injured are critical, while the others were stable. As of now, the names of the two deceased victims have not been released. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Original Story: A massive fire broke out in a building in Bronx, New York City on Tuesday afternoon leaving one person dead and multiple injured. Videos of the fire surfaced. The death was confirmed by ABC7 Eyewitness news.
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The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) described it as a 4th alarm fire. They confirmed a massive response was underway and shared a video of firefighters working on the building.
Here's a video:
The Bronx, with about 1.4 million residents, is one of the busiest areas in New York City. Busy commercial zones like Fordham Plaza get over 80,000 pedestrians daily.
