i have never seen nothing like it before. i hope i don t have to go through it again. it is devastating to see the stretchers and the people who died, kept coming out on stretchers. and the puppies laying in the exits, the dogs and all this. it s really sad. i don t know nobody in the building. i stayed to myself. buff it s really bad. i feel bad for the families. i give all my love and blessings go out to the families, you know, to their loved ones. daisy, you mentioned the exit stairs were not lit. there is also a question about doors that should have been self-shutting, right? doors that should have closed on their own, fire doors, to keep smoke and fire in certain places. exactly. can you shed any light on that? what were the condition of doors in the building that were supposed to close? did the doors close? yes, they closed. but when the guys go and make tkhr rounds in the building, the
no way danny tanner could talk like that. george wallace, again, we re so sorry for your loss. we thank you for sharing the memories of your friend. you know what, he will live on in your smile, that bright smile of yours whenever you think of him. he was live on. bob, wherever you are, i love you, and there s absolutely nothing you can do about it. thank you, bre. thank you, john. thanks, george. so one of the worst fires in new york city has experienced in modern times. that is how mayor eric adams described this fire in the bronx on sunday that killed 19 people, including 9 children. survivors talking about what it was like to get hit with the fire s thick, choking smoke. i was scared. i was really scared. i was scared. i mean, that smoke really hit me. by the time i got to the exit and i had the mask on, i couldn t even see. i thought i went blind. i couldn t even see. that is daisy mitchell right
after the fire. and she is with us now. she lives on the 10th floor of the building where this happened. daisy, thank you so much for being with us. can you just tell us a little bit. start at the beginning. when did you first realize there was a fire in the building? okay. when i realized there was a fire in the building, my husband opened the door. he said, wow, i smell something burning. it was a fire. he said, baby, get dressed. and i said for what? but the alarm was going off for a while so i didn t pay it no mind. when i opened the door and went out there, i passed out. it was devastating. it was, like, real scary. and i went to the elevator. they said, no, don t take the elevator. i went to the stairs to open the door, and it blew me back in the house. i panicked. i said let me in the house. i can t see. i m blind. i can t see. i can t see. if i stayed out there another three seconds, i would have been gone too.
large. everybody, you don t know what s happening. reporter: daisy mitchell survived by running down a darkened stairwell after first opening her door and smelling smoke. i went to the stairs to open the door, it blew me back in the house. i panicked. i told my husband, let me in the house, i m blind, i can t see, i can t see. if i stayed out there another three seconds, i would have been gone, too. reporter: an outpouring of messages and support coming from across the globe. many residents have ties to gambia and the dominican republic. the white house reaching out, offering support, while members of the clergy gathered asking everyone to keep victims in their prayers. god, we know that you are the god that can rebuild, and you can restore. reporter: when it comes to so many fires like this, you hear so much about alarms not working. in this particular situation, the alarms throughout the building were working. again, the focus of the investigation on those
is in good condition? no, i really don t think so. i really don t think so. how so? can you tell me? how so? well, hey they re not all okay. there s a lot of hanging out. maybe because i don t know the people. but we stay in the house. i go to work, come home, take care of my husband. it s don t feel comfortable. well, daisy, i thank you for being with us. t it s devastating for so many who lost loved ones and you going through something so traumatic. we thank you for being with us. you re welcome. all right. daisy mitchell with us. we re also going to talk to new york s mayor, new mayor eric adams about this tragedy, this huge fire. we ll have that coming up in here in a few minutes. up next, the fight to get kids back into classrooms. we re going to hear from a top doctor at a prominent children s hospital.