{"id":387186,"date":"2017-12-29T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T09:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=387186"},"modified":"2017-12-29T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T09:24:05","slug":"nycs-worst-fire-decades-kills-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/nycs-worst-fire-decades-kills-12\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC’s worst fire for decades kills 12"},"content":{"rendered":"
At least 12 people have been killed and four others critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York.<\/p>\n
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the fire was the deadliest in the city for at least 25 years. The victims include a one-year-old child, he added.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire, on Prospect Avenue, near Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo, is not yet clear.<\/p>\n
More than 160 firefighters helped bring the blaze under control.<\/p>\n
Officials said the first alarm sounded at the five-storey building at about 19:00 local time (00:00 GMT).<\/p>\n
Speaking at the scene, Mr De Blasio said a nearby school had been set up to shelter those evacuated from the building.<\/p>\n
The city is currently experiencing bitterly cold weather.<\/p>\n
“We’re here at the scene of an unspeakable tragedy,” Mr De Blasio said.<\/p>\n