In the Bronx on Wednesday evening, there was a fire in a building that led to the death of a 5-year-old boy and injured three other people.
The fire started around 5:20 p.m. in the basement of a three-story building located at 4011 Barnes Ave. in the East Bronx. Fire Department Deputy Chief Keith Scanlon mentioned that firefighters arrived quickly, within about three minutes, but the basement was already filled with flames when they got there.
“It was tough for us to move around because the space was small,” Scanlon said.
He also mentioned that smoke had spread throughout the entire basement area.
A fire in a building that led to the death of a 5-year-old boy in Bronx
Unfortunately, the 5-year-old boy who was in the building was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Police and fire officials stated that two women, aged 83 and 36, along with another child, were also taken to the hospital with serious injuries. However, their injuries are not life-threatening.
Thankfully, no firefighters were injured while trying to control the fire.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and is currently being investigated by the Fire Department.
