A 1-year-old boy died and two other children were in critical condition Monday evening after a fire tore through a Bronx apartment building, injuring eight people in total, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The blaze broke out shortly after 3:30 p.m. on the second floor of 2609 Bainbridge Ave., according to FDNY officials. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire coming from a second-floor apartment and extending into the hallway and stairwell, officials said.<\/p>\n
Twenty units and about 80 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the all-hands fire.<\/p>\n
Firefighters searching the apartment found three children unconscious and removed them from the building, FDNY Chief of Special Operations Malcolm Moore said at an evening press briefing.<\/p>\n
The fire also spread up the stairwell and through the bulkhead, trapping residents on upper floors and prompting roof rescue operations, he said.<\/p>\n
Officials said the 1-year-old and two 6-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, were pulled unconscious from a burning apartment. The twins were in critical condition on Monday evening, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Two adults were also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and another person refused medical attention at the scene, according to FDNY officials.<\/p>\n
Three firefighters were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries.<\/p>\n
The building sustained heavy damage in the hallway and fire apartment, though officials said most of the building remained intact and large-scale displacement was not expected.<\/p>\n
Moore said the apartment door appeared to have been left open as residents fled, allowing smoke and flames to spread into the hallway and stairwell.<\/p>\n
He urged New Yorkers to close apartment doors when escaping fires, saying the step can slow the spread of smoke and flames and give residents more time to escape.<\/p>\n
Fire marshals are investigating the cause and origin of the blaze.<\/p>\n
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