one of the worst losses of life to a fire in many, many years. terrible tragedy. we want to tell you more about this fire from cnn affiliate reporter jay dow. the latest from the scene, we want to warn you some of the images you ll see in jay s report are disturbing. move. go! reporter: residents stood in 13 degree weather thursday night and watched as firefighters frantically wheeled one unresponsive victim after another performing chest compressions along the way away from a burned five story building at 2363 prospect avenue in the bellmont section of the bronx. the last i heard my mom text my sister that they were trapped in the room. christine dedriend share her last name stood shocked at the corner. her mother s last text message she was trapped in the third
13 degree weather thursday night and watched as firefighters frantically wheeled one unresponsive victim after another, performing chest compressions along the way. away from a burned five-story building at 2363 prospect avenue in the belmont section of the bronx. the last i heard was my mom text my sister that they were trapped in the room. reporter: christine, she declined to share her last name, stood in shock at the corner. her mother s last text message, she was trapped in her third-floor apartment with her 8-month-old granddaughter with no way out. i asked if the third floor was cleared, and i just they just looked at me and looked away. reporter: residents recall climbing out of their apartment windows to escape the fire, which they told us may have started on one of the lower floors. what floor do you live on? third floor. third floor? yeah. you saw the smoke coming in your apartment? yes. and that s when you left through the back window? yes. you cl