Two Die in Bronx Apartment Fire, Two FDNY Firefighters Hurt

A 62-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl died Sunday afternoon in a Bronx apartment building fire.
Jan. 15, 2018

A 62-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl have died in Sunday afternoon a Bronx apartment building fire. Two firefighters were also hurt fighting the fire.

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According to WABC, the fire was reported at 12:12 pm in a seven-story residential building on Dewey Avenue in the Throggs Neck Houses.

The fire was on the fourth-floor, according to the television station that also reported the victims  were pronounced dead at Jacobi Hospital.

The cause of the fire, which was under control in a hour, is under investigation, according to the television station. 

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