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re: Worst NYC FIRE in 30 yrs -Caused by Faulty Heater & Family Left Door OPEN
Hero Firefighter Rescues Baby From Burning Building in the Bronx, New York...
Worst NYC fire in 30 years was caused by faulty space heater
Panicked Bronx family fled apartment fire and left front door open - allowing blaze to travel to EVERY floor and kill at least 19
Dozens injured after getting trampled in rush to escape
Daily Mail UK. 11 JAN 2022.
New York Apartment fire: Hero firefighter rescues baby from burning building in the Bronx, New York.
'We looked out the window and we saw all the fire people. Firefighters, firefighters, firefighters,' said Joseph.
'The smoke came through our door. Our whole house was jet black - smoke so thick we couldn't breathe.
'We almost died in there.'
Joseph, who has lived in the apartment for six years, said he and his uncle tried to stem the smoke pouring in.
'We tried everything - we tried to put a fan on. We tried to stay in the bathroom. Nothing worked,' he said.
'So it got to the point where I said, we have to go. We have to do something now, or else we'll die in here.'
Joseph said he and his uncle decided to make a run for it.
'So I finally opened the door - and in the hallway it was all gone. It was the most horrific thing I've ever seen. So he passed out.
'So I had to go through the staircase and all you see is people trampling over each other, people getting hurt, stomped on, all kind of things.
'It was flooded with water and smoke. And I finally got to the bottom and I sent them to get my uncle. That's why he is alive now.'
Joseph said he was relieved to have survived the ordeal.
'They made us wait until the laundromat until it was all clear. We did make it. And they sent us here.'
He said the authorities were helping, and he had been given a hotel for the night.
'We are getting shelter, food, clothes,' he said.
'We have to wait. They are allowing people to go in to get their medication and that's it. I just feel so bad for those who lost.'
New York City's worst fire disaster in more than 30 years killed nine children and ten adults, and left dozens more critically injured on Sunday. The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11 am on the third floor of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx.
'Numerous' fatalities are anticipated, FDNY commissioner Dan Nigro said in a press conference. 'We didn't know what to do. We looked out the windows and saw all the dead bodies they were taking with the blankets,' Cristal Diaz, who lives in the fifth floor of the building, told the New York Post. Diaz's niece, 13-year-old Alanny, reportedly saw 'moms fainting at the sight of their kids dying.'
The fire at the Twin Parks North West complex quickly progressed. At the scene, firefighters could be seen pulling desperate victims out of windows.
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