The Dukuray family had left Gambia over a decade ago and settled into a top-floor apartment in the Bronx building that burned on Sunday. Source: New York Times
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Two Open Doors Created ‘Flue Effect’ of Deadly Smoke at Bronx High-Rise
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
Smoke inhalation appeared to cause all 17 deaths related to the fire — a number officials feared could climb. Source: New York Times
What We Know About the Bronx Apartment Building Fire
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
The blaze began just before 11 a.m. on Sunday in a building on East 181st Street. Nine children were killed. Source: New York Times
The Happy Land Nightclub Fire in 1990 Left 87 People Dead
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
An arson at the Happy Land Social Club killed 87 people more than 30 years ago. Source: New York Times
Fire in Bronx Apartment Building Kills At Least 19
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
Nine children were among those who died when a space heater malfunctioned in a Bronx apartment building, city officials said. Source: New York Times
What We Know About the Victims of the Bronx Fire in New York City
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
Residents who survived the Bronx inferno on Sunday described a quiet morning that suddenly was overtaken by terror and tragedy. Source: New York Times
Cause of Deadly Bronx Fire Under Investigation
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
The blaze started in a duplex apartment on the second and third floors and quickly spread. Source: New York Times
'We Were Just Trying to Breathe,' Says Man Who Survived Bronx Fire
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
It took only moments for the apartment to become filled with smoke, said Wesley Patterson, who has lived in the building for 20 years. At least 19 people are dead. Source: New York Times
‘The numbers are horrific,’ Mayor Eric Adams said.
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
Crews entering the building found victims “on every floor,” the fire commissioner said, and were taking them out in “cardiac and respiratory arrest,” he said. Source: New York Times
Fox Christmas Tree Catches Fire in New York City
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2021
The police said that a man was in custody in relation to the blaze. The 50-foot tree had been ceremonially lit days earlier in an “All-American” festive broadcast. Source: New York Times
6 Hurt as Midnight Explosion Rocks Brooklyn Block
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2021
Dozens were displaced by the blast. Its cause was not yet clear, but a neighbor said he reported smelling gas the day before. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Workers Face Suspension as Vaccine Deadline Arrives
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city was running smoothly despite the absences, and urged workers to get vaccinated and return to work. Source: New York Times
New York Braces for Staffing Shortages as Vaccine Deadline Nears
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2021
Thousands of workers in the city’s uniformed services are not yet in compliance with a vaccine mandate for city workers that takes effect Monday. Source: New York Times
How a Racist Scandal at the F.D.N.Y. Led to Suspensions
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2021
The Fire Department has long faced allegations of discrimination. But after George Floyd’s murder, a thread of racist messages renewed concerns about the department’s racial climate. Source: New York Times
Two People Injured in Fire at a Queens Hospital
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
A rooftop blaze produced an enormous cloud of black smoke, but officials said the flames were extinguished within an hour. Source: New York Times