Firefighters say they received a call just after 4 p.m. about furniture that had caught fire at one of the homes. It was so terrible. Everything was pitch black. You couldn t breathe, eyes started getting watery, Marcos Archindia recalled. He said his brother saw the flames started. He said it started on one of the mattresses they had back there because that backyard was filled with garbage bags and mattresses; it was really dirty, Archindia told NBC New York. So I don t know what happened. They saw the fire started. They turned back and in a minute, it was 20 feet in the air.
DMX to Be Honored in His Home City of Yonkers, New York
On 4/15/21 at 12:48 PM EDT
DMX is to be honored in his home city of Yonkers, New York, the local mayor s office has confirmed.
Fans are still reeling from the death of the rapper, who was born Earl Simmons, on April 9. The 50-year-old had been on life support after a heart attack a week earlier.
The mayor of Yonkers, Mike Spano, is now considering the best way to honor his legacy in his hometown.
A spokesperson for the mayor s office told
Newsweek: The City of Yonkers has been in contact with DMX s family on determining the best way to honor his memory and lasting influence he had on music and our community.
A performer with many personal demons: Rapper and entertainer DMX dead at age 50
On Friday, Earl Simmons, better known by his stage name DMX, was pronounced dead several days after suffering a heart attack that left him in a “vegetative state,” according to press statements from his former manager. Simmons had lost functionality in his major organs, including his lungs, and was taken off life support shortly afterward. The rap entertainer was only 50 years old.
Certain news accounts attributed Simmons’ death to a drug overdose, while others denied this was the case. Simmons was an internationally famous recording artist signed to the hip hop record label Def Jam Recordings. His career spanned nearly 30 years.
Fans of the late icon rallied outside the White Plains Hospital to create a makeshift tribute for him. DMX's death is one that will continue to affect the hi.