Last week, a dozen people including children died when a fast-moving fire swept through another building near the Bronx Zoo
By Tracie Strahan
Published at 6:47 AM EST on Jan 2, 2018 | Updated 3 hours ago
At least 23 people were hurt, nine of them children, as a seven-alarm fire swept through a multistory building near the Bronx Zoo early Tuesday, drawing more than three dozen fire units and 200 firefighters to help battle the flames.
The 5:30 a.m. fire broke out in a tin-roof furniture store, where the gates were down, on Commonwealth Avenue in Van Nest and rapidly spread up to apartments in the mixed-use building. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said firefighters arrived in less than 4 minutes and helped rescue tenants.
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