One of New York City's deadliest residential fires in a decade killed 12 people in the Bronx, including a 1-year-old baby. Authorities said the cause of the fire was a small child playing with a stove in a first floor apartment.
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Firefighters leave after putting out a major house fire on Prospect avenue on Dec. 28, 2017, New York. Over 170 firefighters respond to the evening fire in which at least 12 people were killed.
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People evacuate from their apartments after a fatal major house fire on Prospect Avenue killed 12 on Dec. 29, 2017, in the Bronx, New York. Over 170 firefighters respond to the evening fire.
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Firefighters and emergency personnel responds to a major house fire on Prospect avenue on Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York City. Over 170 firefighters respond to the evening fire.
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Firefighters leave after putting out a major house fire on Prospect Avenue on Dec. 28, 2017.
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Firefighters put out a major house fire on Prospect Avenue on Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx, New York. Over 170 firefighters responded to the evening fire in which at least 12 were killed.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference after fire crews responded to a building fire Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York.
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Firefighters respond to a deadly fire Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York. The New York City mayor's office said several people have died in the blaze on a frigid night, with several more injured.
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Firefighters respond to a building fire Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx that killed at least 12.
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Some of the 170 firefighters battle the blaze in a ladder truck. It's not clear what sparked the massive fire.
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Crews battling the blaze. City officials said the death toll could rise in the blaze.
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Firefighters at the site of a blaze that left at least 12 people dead in the Bronx on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017.
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Wind chills dipped into the single digits as firefighters doused the flames.
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The fire broke out a day and half after two others in the Bronx.
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A member of the American Red Cross at the scene.
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Citizens seen with American Red Cross emergency blankets to help them stay warm on one of the coldest nights of the winter.
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A reporter captures the FDNY on the scene of the deadly fire.
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A Bronx resident captures Fire Department trucks near Prospect Avenue.
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Press Secretary to Mayor De Blasio Eric Phillips captures the mayor being briefed by FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro at a school across the street from the fire.
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Press Secretary to Mayor De Blasio Eric Phillips captures the mayor's announcement of at least 12 casualties as a result of the fire.
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An onlooker captures a frozen hose on a FDNY truck. Temperatures on the night of the blaze were in the low teens and even colder winds chills.
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An onlooker captures the neighbors of the blaze's victims.
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Thick, black smoke pours out of the building. The fire reportedly began on the first floor.
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Video released by the FDNY shows the burned-out hallway wear the fire spread to the stairs.
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The hallway was scorched and soaking wet as officials investigated at the building Friday.
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Water from the firefighting effort Thursday night was frozen on the charred stairwell Friday.
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Fire officials say the fire rapidly moved up the building's stairwell and spread to every floor.
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People were unable to get down the narrow stairwell after the flames filled it.
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Windows in the back of the building were blown out and charred.
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Two firefighters at the scene of the deadly Bronx fire.
