New York: Doctors Battle for Lives of Dozens Gravely Hurt in Bronx Fire

THE GUARDIAN: The blaze, in which 19 people including nine children died, was the city’s deadliest in three decades

Doctors worked on Monday to save the lives of several people gravely injured when smoke from a fire knocked them out or trapped them in their apartments in a New York City high-rise. Nineteen people, including nine children, died in the blaze.

Dozens of people were hospitalized and as many as 13 were in critical condition after the fire in the Bronx on Sunday, the city’s deadliest in three decades.

Mayor Eric Adams told CNN the death toll could rise.

“We pray to God that they’ll be able to pull through,” he said.
>br /> Investigators determined that a malfunctioning electric space heater, plugged in to give extra heat on a cold morning, started the fire in the 19-story building. With video » | Associated Press in New York | Monday, January 10, 2022

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