Man Killed as Fire Rips Through Bronx Apartment Building
New York Daily News
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A man was killed as a massive fire tore through his Bronx apartment building early Thursday, FDNY officials said.
The blaze broke out about 5:30 a.m. in a top-floor apartment of the E. 184th St. building near Bassford Ave. in Belmont, officials said.
Video shows massive flames shooting out of the top windows and roof top.
FDNY Chief of Operations Kevin Woods said firefighters arrived within four minutes and were met by “heavy fire on the top floor extending into the cockloft and through the roof.”
The cockloft is the space between the top floor’s ceiling and the roofline.
Firefighters stretched five hoses up the stairs to douse the flames, bringing the fire under control within three hours.
The fire was so intense that the roof collapsed into the top floor, Woods said. The ornate cornice on the top of the building also collapsed.
Before it was snuffed out, the fire reached five alarms, bringing 280 firefighters and EMS members to the scene.
Four firefighters suffered minor injuries ranging from sprains to heat exhaustion and were taken to area hospitals, Woods said.
A resident in the apartment where the fire broke out was found dead but he has not been immediately identified.
FDNY fire marshals have been tasked with determining what sparked the fire.
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