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Bronx fire: What we know about one of New York City's deadliest fires in decades

Published January 10, 2022 at 11:06 AM CST

Families in New York City are grieving after a fire at a high-rise Bronx apartment building Sunday killed at least 17 people, including 8 children. The cause is still being determined, but investigators suspect a space heater was involved.

Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson speaks with Claudia Irizarry Aponte, a reporter who covers the Bronx for “The City,” a nonprofit New York news outlet.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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