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Pointed the origin of the blaze to a duplex apartment on the second and third floors of the build jeff gordon the door to the apartment was left open allowing the fire to spread and smoke to billow up throughout the building. the fire marshals on hand investigating this cause along with the commissioner said he does not believe investigators will deem the source suspicious. again that community reeling right now. as fire marshals and the fdny on the scene trying to make as many rescues as possible. the fire came under control and now confirming 19 people lost their lives. as the story develops...

Tonight. you are in "the cnn newsroom." we begin this hour in new york, what's being called the city's deadliest fire in 30 years. 19 people were killed including five children. the fire broke out shortly before noon today in a bronx apartment building. authorities say a faulty space heater sparked the blaze which quickly spread throughout two floors. firefighters were on the scene within minutes and quickly launched rescues but an open door to the apartment where the fire started sent massive amounts of smoke pouring out into the stairways, leaving people unable to find their way out. cnn's p...

Space heater sparked the flames. it was in a third-floor duplex apartment. about 200 firefighters responding to the scene. the mayor said some of them pushed through the smoke even though their oxygen tanks were empty. calling it one of the worst fires in modern new york city history. and saying the city will help the largely muslim community recover. janai norman leads us off from the scene. >> reporter: tonight, 19 people, including 9 children, are dead, and more than a dozen people are fighting for their lives after a five-alarm fire broke out in this apartment complex in the bronx in new y...

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When police arrived at the scene, they found her father dead outside their apartment.