12 people died in building blaze

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Twelve people are dead and officials said they expect that number to increase after a massive fire ripped through West London's Grenfell Tower. A desperate mother threw her baby to safety as a massive fire ripped through a West London residential apartment block on Wednesday, witnesses say. Authorities said they expect the death toll to rise, according to CNN. Witnesses reported seeing people jump from the blazing tower and a woman reportedly tossed her child out of a window on the ninth or 10th floor to safety, the Associated Press reports. Fire officials received reports of the blaze just before 1 a. The cause of the fire has not yet been reported, but according to the AP, residents have said that they repeatedly warned building officials about a potential fire threat.

12 people died in building blaze

London tower fire: Londoners remember 12 victims of housing block fire as more deaths expected. Londoners have left tributes near the site of a storey housing block that caught fire yesterday, as officials warn the death toll is likely to rise. At least 12 people were killed in the blaze, which engulfed Grenfell Tower in central London and trapped residents as they slept. British officials said emergency accommodation was being provided to 44 households affected by the fire, with others staying at a nearby sports centre. More than firefighters, backed up by 40 fire engines, fought for hours to try to control the fire, London's deadliest in a generation. More than 16 hours after the fire started, crews were still trying to douse flames. London police commander Stuart Cundy told reporters he did not believe further survivors would be found in the building. Mr Cundy warned the death toll was likely to rise "during what will be a complex recovery operation over a number of days". At a nearby community centre used to house some of those rescued, tensions were rising as occupants waited for news. Mr Apter said crews had rescued 65 people from the building, and that firefighters had searched most of the tower and reached the top floor.

Authorities said they expect the death toll to rise, according to CNN.

Eyewitnesses say they heard people screaming and saw others waiting to be rescued. Four children were among 12 people killed in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the fire was the deadliest in the city for at least 25 years. The victims include a one-year-old child, he added. More than firefighters helped bring the blaze under control. In a statement, the New York Police Department said a boy and three girls, aged one, two and seven, had died.

Editor's Note: City officials initially said seven children and six adults were killed in the fire. They later said eight children and four adults died. This story has been updated to reflect that information. At least 12 people, including eight children, died early Wednesday when a quick-moving fire tore through a Philadelphia rowhome, crowded with 26 people in two apartments owned by the city's public housing authority. The fire began around a. Two other people were left in critical condition; one of them was a child.

12 people died in building blaze

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal fire at an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday, Jan. Firefighters work outside an apartment building after a fire in the Bronx, Sunday, Jan. Firefighters work at the scene of a fatal fire at an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday, Jan. A ladder leads up to a window after a fatal fire at an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday, Jan. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, middle, speaks during a news conference outside an apartment building where a deadly fire occurred in the Bronx on Sunday, Jan. Emergency personnel use a manual resuscitator on a fire victim during a high rise fire on East Street, Sunday, Jan.

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Sign in. Fire at Gausul Azam Market under control. New York City is experiencing a severe cold snap, and as temperatures dropped to around C 13F the water from the firefighters' hoses could be seen turning to ice on the ground. The cause of the fire has not yet been reported, but according to the AP, residents have said that they repeatedly warned building officials about a potential fire threat. Excluding the Sept 11 attacks, it was the worst fire in the city since 87 people were killed at a social club fire in the Bronx in Neighborhood resident Robert Gonzalez, who has a friend who lives in the building, said she got out on a fire escape as another resident fled with five children. Some residents said no alarm had sounded. The victims included a child around a year old, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said during a briefing outside the building. She said she escaped through a fire escape with her husband and two sons as the smoke continued to rise around them. Then, by the exit, I saw the glass coming down like flames. He said the fire service had managed to rescue at least 12 people from the building.

At least 12 people have been killed and four more critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York City. Mr de Blasio said blaze was one of the deadliest in the city in decades. The fire is the worst in the city since 87 people were killed at a social club fire in the Bronx in , excluding the September 11 attacks.

Thierme Diallo, who lives on the first floor, ran shoeless out of the burning building into the freezing night in only a bathrobe. Share this. Women, children among the dead; 22 in critical condition; dozens rescued from 7-storey structure on Bailey Road. Related to this story. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the fire was the deadliest in the city for at least 25 years. Please subscribe to keep reading. New York City is experiencing a severe cold snap, and as temperatures dropped to around C 13F the water from the firefighters' hoses could be seen turning to ice on the ground. Bachchu Miah, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said 10 people injured after jumping off the building were brought to the hospital. Food is distributed near a tower block severely damaged by a serious fire in north Kensington. The Grenfell Tower apartment block was home to about people. Read Today's E-edition. Most Viewed. Most Popular. Get out! Witnesses describe 'absolute devastation' of London tower blaze.