A huge fire at an office and restaurant complex in indias Financial Capital mumbai has killed at least 1a people and injured several others. Were getting reports of a fire in a multi storey apartment block in new york. The Emergency Services have reported at least 15 people injured and an unconfirmed number of deaths after the blaze in the bronx. The american broadcaster cbs is reporting 6 people have died. The fires said to have taken place towards the northern end of prospect avenue which stretches up near bronx zoo. Local media say the fire erupted shortly before 7 00 in the evening local time on the third floor of the five story building. These are the latest pictures which havejust come into us. A witness from a neighbouring building described the scene. The fire trucks were not here yet, all the smoke was coming out. They we re all the smoke was coming out. They were not even here yet. There were people on the fire escape already trying to get down, that is how fast it was moving
New yorks mayor says the citys worst Apartment Building fire in decades has left 12 people dead. Four people are said to be critically ill and Emergency Services said at least 15 people were also injured after the fire in the bronx. Its believed to have started towards the northern end of prospect avenue, which stretches up near bronx zoo. Local media say the fire erupted shortly before 7pm in the evening, local time, on the third floor of the five story building. Five storey. A witness from a neighbouring building described the scene. The fire trucks wasnt even here yet, when all the smoke was coming out. They werent even here yet. There were people on the fire escapes already trying to get down on their own, thats how fast it was moving. People were screaming, thats how we could tell it was trouble, people were screaming, help, fire. That was the beginning and the end of it. I dont know whats going on right now, ifeel its too much right now, its overwhelming. Its overwhelming. The ci
South koreas offer to hold talks next week. It will be the First Time Since 2015 that officials from the two sides have met. After months of rising tension it looks like the Winter Olympics wrought some relate to the korean peninsula. Lose the games due to openin peninsula. Lose the games due to open injust over a month, two korean governments have found something to talk about. The north has offered to send a team to the games and the two sides need to discuss details. If things go well perhaps the talks will expand. Another factor which will having courage north korea is a temporary halt in military exercises agreed i south korea and the United States. These manoeuvres will not now take place until after the olympics and paralympics are finished. Ending these exercises has long been objective of the north. The United States insist they will eventually happen. The meeting will take place in panmunjon, in the heavily fortified demilitarised zone which divides the two koreas. The last t
27 four month after giving birth to her second child. Attributed her Failing Health to the trauma of racial injustice. Racism kills. Amy we will look at a remarkable investigation by propublica on how hospitals are failing black mothers. Bottom line is in the United States we have some of the highest rates of Maternal Death in the industrialized world. This is driven by the high rate of black mothers. Like mothers are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth, and this is something we should all be talking about. Amy we will discuss how the fallout of Police Violence is killing black women like erica garner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President donald trump hardened his position on immigration wednesday, a day after he appeared to support a widereaching deal on immigration that could grant millions of undocumented people a pathway to citizenship. During a meeting with congressional lea
In global news, business and sport. And as well be reporting later, apparently millennials are shunning the hallowed sport of golf. Too expensive . Takes too long . Certainly not online is it golf or the fault of the millennials . You can be part of the conversation, just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. The parents of 13 children rescued from a house in california have pleaded not guilty to charges of torture, abuse and false imprisonment. David and Louise Turpin were arrested after one of their daughters managed to escape and raised the alarm. A District Attorney said the rest of the children, aged between two and 29, were found at the property east of los angeles. They were severely malnourished, with brain and nerve damage, some of them chained to their beds. The bbcs james cook reports from los angeles. David turpin appearing in court to deny torturing his own children and sexually abusing one of his young daughters. His wife, louise, also pleaded not guilty. The couple are accus