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Bronx Apartment Fire Kills Two Young Sisters Bronx Apartment Fire Kills Two Young Sisters
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Two young sisters were killed Wednesday night when a fire swept through a Bronx apartment, officials said.Two young sisters were killed Wednesday night when a fire swept through a Bronx apartment, officials said.
The girls, 18-month-old Amanda Jabie and Jannubi Jabie, 2, had been taken to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, where they were pronounced dead, the police said. The girls, 18-month-old Amanda Jabie and Jannubi Jabie, 2, were taken to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, where they were pronounced dead, the police said.
Ten other people, including three firefighters, were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, a Fire Department spokesman said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.Ten other people, including three firefighters, were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, a Fire Department spokesman said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
The fire, which started in Apartment 3F at 1368 Webster Avenue in the Claremont Village section, was reported around 6:30 p.m., officials said. The 21-story building is part of the Butler Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex.The fire, which started in Apartment 3F at 1368 Webster Avenue in the Claremont Village section, was reported around 6:30 p.m., officials said. The 21-story building is part of the Butler Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex.
A resident, Kay Wilkins, 16, said firefighters were blocking the building’s entrance Wednesday evening when she saw a woman running out of a laundromat on Webster Avenue with tears streaming down her face. Firefighters allowed the woman into the building, Ms. Wilkins said, adding that a short time later she saw two firefighters emerge from the building cradling two toddlers in their arms before placing them on stretchers.A resident, Kay Wilkins, 16, said firefighters were blocking the building’s entrance Wednesday evening when she saw a woman running out of a laundromat on Webster Avenue with tears streaming down her face. Firefighters allowed the woman into the building, Ms. Wilkins said, adding that a short time later she saw two firefighters emerge from the building cradling two toddlers in their arms before placing them on stretchers.
“That hurt me to witness,” she said. “This is my building. This is my home. I’ve never seen a fire like this.”“That hurt me to witness,” she said. “This is my building. This is my home. I’ve never seen a fire like this.”
She added, “I couldn’t even speak.”She added, “I couldn’t even speak.”
Antonia Rodriguez, 44, and her daughter Leslie, 19, have lived on the building’s 17th floor for 10 years. Even on their floor, they said, the hallway was clouded with smoke. The elder Ms. Rodriguez said she was headed to church when she heard that two small children had been badly burned.Antonia Rodriguez, 44, and her daughter Leslie, 19, have lived on the building’s 17th floor for 10 years. Even on their floor, they said, the hallway was clouded with smoke. The elder Ms. Rodriguez said she was headed to church when she heard that two small children had been badly burned.
“I prayed for them all,” she said. “Those kids, even the mom. It’s just a tragedy. As a mother, it’s hard to imagine.”“I prayed for them all,” she said. “Those kids, even the mom. It’s just a tragedy. As a mother, it’s hard to imagine.”
The third-floor apartment where the fire broke out was visible from Webster Avenue, its windows blown out. A young child watched the firefighters through a gated window a floor above.The third-floor apartment where the fire broke out was visible from Webster Avenue, its windows blown out. A young child watched the firefighters through a gated window a floor above.
Outside the building, someone had lit a votive candle. It flickered in the wind.Outside the building, someone had lit a votive candle. It flickered in the wind.