this high rise block. as we have been hearing there, this is the worst fire in decades. the last fire of this nature, you could say, was in the bronx was back in march, that social club called the happy land social club in the bronx, and that fire was started intentionally, unlike this one, 87 people died. we heard that from eric adams, the mayor, on the job for nine days saying that this is a really painful moment moment for the city. you re watching newwsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. it s should be one of the biggest nights in hollywood but this year there will be no celebrities to collect the awards and the ceremony won t even be shown on tv. we ll explain why in a moment. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since
this fire had broken out on a particularfloor, in a particular apartment. it engulfed two floors. the smoke had just extended through the entire building, this high rise block. as we have been hearing there, this is the worst fire in decades. the last fire of this nature, you could say, was in the bronx was back in 1990, march 25, that social club called the happy land social club in the bronx, and that fire was started intentionally, unlike this one, 87 people died. we heard that from eric adams, the mayor, on the job for nine days saying that this is a really painful moment moment for the city. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, it should be one of the biggest nights in hollywood but this year there will be no celebrities to collect the awards and the ceremony won t even be shown on tv. we ll explain why in a moment.
could have been saved had the government taken action well in time. electricity was lost and the communication was not proper. traffic was so jammed and people were not able to get here, along with the staff and the stuff they need. the prime minister, imran khan, has ordered an enquiry into what went wrong. more snow is expected next week. and many want more than just a weather warning to prevent a similar tragedy again. farhatjaved, bbc news, murree. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: it should be one of the biggest nights in hollywood but this year, there will be no celebrities to collect the awards and the ceremony won t even be shown on tv. we ll explain why in a moment.
hospital, firefighters have said that most of those injuries they think are a result from breathing in the smoke. he mentioned there in the reports about how many of those people were having cardiac arrest in the stairwell. some have stopped breathing. the mayor said the impact of this is really, really going to last for some time as that investigation gets under way. thank ou so investigation gets under way. thank you so much investigation gets under way. thank you so much for investigation gets under way. thank you so much forjoining investigation gets under way. thank you so much forjoining us - investigation gets under way. thank you so much forjoining us on - investigation gets under way. thank you so much forjoining us on the i you so much forjoining us on the programme. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. it s should be one of the biggest nights in hollywood but this year there will be no celebrities to collect the awards and the ceremony w
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