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19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century 19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century
19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century UPDATE: At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed Sunday when a fire tore through a high-rise Bronx apartment building -- a blaze that New York City Mayor Eric Adams called "one of the worst that we have witnessed during modern times.” The cause of the five-alarm fire? A "malfunctioning electric space heater” in a bedroom of a duplex apartment on the second and third floors of the 19-story building, NYFD Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. A door to the apartment was left open, filling the building with smoke, Nigro told reporters. All of the children killed were 16 years old a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Girl Shot In Newark 2-Year-Old Girl Shot In Newark
2-Year-Old Girl Shot In Newark A 2-year-old girl was shot Monday in Newark. The toddler was rushed to University Hospital with a gunshot wound after the incident at 14th Avenue and South 6th Street around 2:05 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. “Our detectives have determined that this was a targeted incident. Unfortunately, a child has become a victim, O’Hara said. “Thankfully, it appears she will recover from her injuries and there is no danger to the community.” Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying the suspects. Director O’Hara urges anyone with information to call the De…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Girl, 14, Shot In Leg In Newark Day After Boy Struck By Stray Bullet While Inside House Girl, 14, Shot In Leg In Newark Day After Boy Struck By Stray Bullet While Inside House
Girl, 14, Shot In Leg In Newark Day After Boy Struck By Stray Bullet While Inside House A 14-year-old girl was shot in the leg in Newark, a day after a 12-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet while inside his home, authorities said. The girl was hospitalized after the South 15th Street incident, and reportedly in stable condition as of Sunday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. No further information was available as of Sunday morning. On Friday night, a boy was in a home when he was struck by a bullet from outside around 10 p.m. He was released from the hospital.

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by Cecilia Levine