Here are ways you can help the victims of the Bronx apartment building fire

firefighters responded and acted above and beyond the Call of Duty, certainly putting themselves out. If you've seen the videos of our members performing cpr on the victims as they are being carried out on stretchers or on the ground, or even some members on portable ladders or aerial ladders, pull pulling victims out of the window and bringing them down. So, um, it is a heroic effort by our membership and we saved hundreds of people in that building at this time of year, when the temperatures dropped, people find different ways to heat their apartments. Some people use the stove and hot water. Some people by space heaters, other people use other dangerous uh, heating elements to keep warm in these boiling temperatures. So this uh space heater caught fire. However, that happened and the contents of the apartment caught on fire and it's just so much oil based material now in, in furnishings and clothing and decorations. Very accurate. Dark smoke is created and the residents exited the apartment and they left the door open. It was a significant amount of fire showing through the exterior windows and then that caused a lot of smoke into in the building. And again, that's why so many people will overcome, not necessarily by the flames, but by the smoke itself, which is poisonous. And uh, you know, you can't survive that long in that atmosphere. Many uh, of the firefighters ran out of air while they were working and they continued to work while their alarms are going off, telling them that they're running out of air. So, a significant effort was made

Here are ways you can help the victims of the Bronx apartment building fire

Updated: 11:06 AM EST Jan 11, 2022

On Jan. 9, 2022, an electric space heater sparked a fire in a Bronx apartment building that killed 17 people, eight of them children. New York City's fire commissioner said it is one of the worst fires in the city's modern history.More than 60 people were injured and 32 are in the hospital with life-threatening conditions.As the fire's full toll unfolds, relief groups are helping those affected. Below are ways you can contribute to assist victims of the fire and the families involved:The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City has set up an online fundraiser where money will go toward emergency relief supplies and support for the victims and their families.The Global Empowerment Mission has also set up an online fundraiser to collect money for victims of the fire. GEM will be providing help to residents displaced by the fire as well distributing food, water and other essential items.The American Red Cross New York Region is providing assistance as well as emergency housing for families affected by the fire. It will also be providing food, water and emotional support assistance from trained mental health volunteers.

NEW YORK —

On Jan. 9, 2022, an electric space heater sparked a fire in a Bronx apartment building that killed 17 people, eight of them children. New York City's fire commissioner said it is one of the worst fires in the city's modern history.

More than 60 people were injured and 32 are in the hospital with life-threatening conditions.

As the fire's full toll unfolds, relief groups are helping those affected. Below are ways you can contribute to assist victims of the fire and the families involved:

The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City has set up an online fundraiser where money will go toward emergency relief supplies and support for the victims and their families.

The Global Empowerment Mission has also set up an online fundraiser to collect money for victims of the fire. GEM will be providing help to residents displaced by the fire as well distributing food, water and other essential items.

The American Red Cross New York Region is providing assistance as well as emergency housing for families affected by the fire. It will also be providing food, water and emotional support assistance from trained mental health volunteers.