When survivors of the Twin Parks fire that killed 17 of their neighbors needed assistance, New Yorkers stepped up to the plate, giving more than $2.5 million in contributions to a special funding pool set up and run by the the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York, plus millions more in in-kind donations, including from celebrities like Cardi B.
The day after the blaze, Mayor Adams admonished New Yorkers to “close the door, close the door” when a fire breaks out in their building. Adams said Friday that by repeating advice often offered by the Fire Department, he didn’t mean to point a finger at the victims.
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The death toll was expected to rise in the horrifying building fire in the Bronx that killed at least 17 people including nine children. More than a dozen people remained in critical condition as doctors raced Monday to try to save their lives.