Investigators hoping to determine why safety doors failed in NYC high-rise fire that killed 17
The stairs were the only method of escape in a building that's too tall for fire escapes.
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The stairs were the only method of escape in a building that's too tall for fire escapes.
The stairs were the only method of escape in a building that's too tall for fire escapes.
Crews entering the building found victims “on every floor,” the fire commissioner said. The number of fatalities is expected to rise.
Nine children were among those who died when a space heater malfunctioned in a Bronx apartment building, city officials said.
The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association said that the response to the fire was handicapped by the vast numbers of firefighters who are sick with COVID-19.