The 17 people who died in this week’s devastating fire inside a Bronx, New York, high-rise suffered from smoke inhalation that led to their deaths, officials said Tuesday.
The eight children and nine adults who died as a result of Sunday morning’s fire suffered from smoke inhalation, New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to Fox News in an email. The manner of all 17 deaths was deemed accidental.
Dozens more victims were hurt when the fire broke out in a duplex apartment of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx’s Fordham Heights neighborhood. Initial reports said that 19 people were killed in the fire, but authorities later modified the death toll.
“Yesterday’s fire in the Bronx is an unspeakable tragedy, but I promise New York City will be there to help our neighbors through it,” Adams said Monday. “The City stands ready to give impacted families all the support they need — it’s what we do. Every dollar given to the Mayor’s Fund will go directly to those affected by the fire; please give if you can, and together we will get through this.”
Stephanie Pagones is a Digital Reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones.
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