New York: 17 killed in Bronx fire – including 8 children

Its mayor New York Eric Adams announced on Monday a provisional report, revised downwards, 17 dead, among them 8 children, from the fire that broke out yesterday in a building in the Bronx district.

Returning to the scene of the tragedy today, the new mayor of the American metropolis announced that “nine adults and eight children“They lost their lives due to the fire and the smoke, according to international media.

The previous provisional report amounted to 19 dead, including 9 children and adolescents.

New York Fire Chief Daniel Nigro said the report could increase, as more than 60 people have been injured, half of them seriously, reports the RES EIA.

Eric Adams also spoke of a “untold tragedyAnd insisted on “Global” character of, given the cultural mosaic of a neighborhood like the Bronx.

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