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More than a dozen people killed in a bronx apartment fire just a week ago. officials say the fire was sparked by an electric space heater that flooded the 19-story building with smoke. >> authority says several space heaters had been running for days inside the apartment before that fire started. now eight of the victims were children that included a 2-year-old boy. bob saget's widded do is opening up about what it has been to lose her husband. in a tribute yesterday, kelly rizzo wrote on instagram i'm trying, really trying, to not think i was robbed of time. but instead, to think, how lucky...

Space heaters. and this is an example of what can happen when they malfunction and when they start a fire that gets out of control. >> well, it makes total sense, jim, that this would be the cause. in the winter people are cold, the heat is maybe not to their liking so they're get a space heater. it might be too many volts for the power that they have coming in. they may have too many appliances on that particular extension. so you just don't know. that'll all come out in the investigation. but as commissioner nigro mentioned, the building's a good building, the fire was contained to one apart...

That they should have? >> look, i worry about the use of fire hazards which are a threat to fire safety. my understanding is there was sufficient -- the legal minimum of heat required in the apartment. but the tenants were so cold, they resort to space heaters. the question that's unanswered is why were the two doors left open. if the doors were self-closing, why were those doors left wide open, allowing the fire to spread throughout the building. so there are deeper questions that have to be answered. but it raises questions for me, as a policymaker. we have to ensure that every american has ...

Open after the residents fled. here is new york's new mayor, eric adams. >> we're going to get through this moment. and we're going to get through it together. and this tragedy is not going to define us. it is going to show our resiliency as we help the families through this. if we take one message from this, the commissioner has mentioned several times, close the door. close the door. if we can drill that in, we can save lives. >> close the door. joining me now from new york city is nbc's ilsa gutierrez. i would also say part of the issue is heating in new york city buildings. i've covered a ...

It was a fire. >> reporter: dejesus ran to her apartment window and firefighters got her out. >> very scary. >> reporter: a space heater malfunctioned in a third floor apartment. investigators are looking into whether the safety door designed to close in the event of a fire also malfunctioned or if they were propped open allowing smoke to spread quickly throughout the 19 story new york building. mayor adams toured the building. what did you see inside? >> looking at the apartment with the space heater was located, the grandmother had burns to her feet. that's how they woke up feeling the heat ...