At least 19 dead in 19-story building fire in New York’s Bronx

At least 19 people have died Y 63 more have been injured in a fire declared in a 19-story building from the New York neighborhood of Bronx, according to the last balance of the Police.

The New York Fire Department has reported that some 200 troops They have been mobilized to combat the intense flames, according to the newspaper ‘The New York Post’. According to sources in this tabloid newspaper, one of the fatalities would be a four-year-old boy. “They were pulling bodies from all the floors. It’s the worst fire I’ve seen in 30 years“, has related a firefighter to the ‘Post’.

The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, has moved to the place. “It’s going to be one of the worst fires of modern times in New York City“, has warned.

The Uniformed Firefighters Association has denounced the lack of personnel in the trucks that were arriving at the scene. “There were four firefighters instead of five (in the first truck) because lack of staff due to coronavirus“, has explained the president of the association, Andrew Ansbro.

“Several of the trucks that arrived first were in the same situation. If there had been enough personnel the fire could have been extinguished earlier and medical attention would have been given before “, has indicated.

One of the neighbors, Cristal Díaz, 27, managed to flee the burning building from the 15th floor with her cousins, her aunt and their dog. “I was having coffee in the living room when I smelled the smoke. We wet towels to put them under the doors. It was all crazy“, has related.

Another neighbor has explained that many neighbors they have not left their houses because it is not uncommon for the fire alarm to go off about twice a week.

Apparently the flames started in the lower floors of the tower and the first flames could be seen from the outside in a window on the third floor. The firefighters have deployed stairs to try to facilitate evacuation despite the difficulties caused by low temperatures.