Crime & Safety
Person Killed In Bronx Fire Near January's Deadly Blaze: FDNY, Reports
One person died and eight people were injured in a Tuesday morning fire along Valentine Avenue in Fordham Heights, according to reports.
NEW YORK CITY — A massive fire ripped through a Bronx building building, leaving one person dead just a block from the site of a devastating January blaze, according to FDNY officials and reports.
The four-alarm blaze at 2194 Valentine Ave. near East 182nd Street is under control as of roughly 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the FDNY tweeted.
The fire ignited within sight of 333 E. 181 St., where another blaze broke out in January and claimed the lives of 17 people.
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Details about the Fordham Heights blaze are still scant, but it appears one person died and eight others — including two firefighters — suffered injuries, CBS New York reported.
The fire began about 9 a.m. and quickly grew to a two-alarm blaze, according to the FDNY.
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In roughly an hour's time, FDNY classified it as a four-alarm blaze that spread throughout the building, alerts show.
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