In the wake of a fire in the Bronx that killed 19 people, residents and their families are coming to grip with the fire's deadly toll.
FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim caught up with him just after he found them at the pop-up shelter across the street.
"I couldn’t believe it with my own eyes," Shannon said. "I was in shock I can’t even express it in words. I grabbed them I’m so happy right now."According to New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, smoke from the fire ran the entire height of the building, and responding firefighters found victims in stairwells on every floor of the building. Most of the victims suffered from severe smoke inhalation.
"It’s really hard to see," said Matt McLeod. "So much we can do in terms of response. But people have already lost their lives. I would love to think a lot about fire prevention and what we can do to build up infrastructure for fire prevention. You know the same thing just happened in Philadelphia last week."FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim is in New York with the latest information on the death toll and what investigators believe may have caused the fire.
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