the building, overcome by smoke inhalation. firefighters say at least 32 people now have quote life-threatening injuries. this is a new hour of fox to live hello everyone. kirk s more than 200 firefighters responded to the scene within a matter of minutes. crews say icy conditions made it difficult to put out the flames. they were saying the fire was contained to the second and third floors but that the smoke accented to the top of the 19 story building. this tragedy comes just days after a roadhouse fire killed 15 people in philadelphia. alexis mcadams is alive in the bronx now with the very latest, alexis. this is absolute heartbreaking here but we talking to neighbors and people of the bronx apartment building behind me said they could not see in front of them because the smoke was so heavy. as new numbers coming in saying at least 19 dead and the apartment fire including several children still working to how many children at this time we are getting conflicting reports
The apartment fire including several children still working to how many children at this time we are getting conflicting reports in her step out of the way you can take a closer look at this building to forget to some of the scene of video is a five alarm fire that broke out. neighbors and telling me they watched in horror as people on the firefighters had to carry out small children and that burning building. they did everything they could, those of firefighters to save as many people as possible pets get the data right now the five alarm fire breaking out into the 19 story apartment building but that s east 181st street in the bronx. the building s full of family and residents as a family tour through. more than 60 people injured at this time at least 30 of those people have life-threatening injuries this morning dozens calling 911 for help insight at that building. that s at least into action immediately. crews say several floors are full of heavy black smoke spreading properly betw
Their selma process of trying to figure out if they are okay and what hospital they went too. alright alexis mcadams mcadams there on scene in the bronx at this tragic and horrific story they are, thank you alexis we will get back to you, eric. eric: joining us now the captain s representative of the uniform fire officers association that represents new york city s firefighters. it is a 19 story brick and steel building built in 1972. do we know about smoke alarms or building alarms? or sprinklers in this building? to be honest with you, the fire is under investigation as we speak. so i would not be able to discuss that. i know the commissioner also when he was interviewed said the same thing. not one 100% sure of all the particulars about the building. i was not in the building. one of the things the commissioner pointed out in that is the door to one of the apartments the duplex second or third floor where the fire
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See this in person and in the evacuation site which is a neighboring school. we are working to trios residents who need medical care. clothing, other essential items for the american red cross is on the scene. we are going to do our part this is really horrific. i cannot believe we had a devastating fire that s taken the lives of so many residents including children. we have a number of other residents right now who are hospitalized with serious injuries. and we have to pray for them. a lot of smoke inhalation, a lot of damage to people s lungs are some of the injuries we have learned. but we just want to continue to pray for those in the hospital. arthel: we are praying right there with you. of course firefighting s are doing heroic work they re trying to save as many lives as possible and of course mayor eric adams was on scene i m understanding from alexis mcadams he s planning to return. yes at 5:00 o clock break works okay thank you.