All victims of deadly Bronx fire IDed, including 2-year-old
Police confirmed that the eight children killed in the Bronx apartment building fire that left 17 people dead included a two-year-old boy
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Your support makes all the difference.A two-year-old boy was among the 17 people killed in a Bronx high-rise apartment building fire, police confirmed Wednesday.
New York City police released the names and ages of final three victims identified after the deadly blaze Sunday: a 31-year-old woman, a 47-year-old man and two-year-old Ousmane Konteh, who is the youngest victim.
The eight children who died in the fire range in age from 2 to 12. The oldest among the victims was a 50-year-old woman.
Authorities have not provided details on relationships between the victims, but many are immigrants from the same area of Gambia and several families suffered multiple deaths.
At least a dozen of those who perished worshipped at the Masjid-Ur-Rahmah mosque. Funeral services are expected in the next several days.
The fire damaged only a small part of the 19-story building, but victims succumbed to smoke pouring through the building due to an open door. Fire officials say a malfunctioning electric space heater started the blaze.