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| At least 15 people were seriously injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx on Thursday evening, according to the Fire Department. | At least 15 people were seriously injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx on Thursday evening, according to the Fire Department. |
| The first emergency call came at 6:51 p.m. for a fire on the third floor of a five-story apartment building at 2363 Prospect Avenue in the Belmont section, a spokesman for the New York City Fire Department said. Within an hour, the fire had reached four-alarm status, and more than 160 firefighters were on site. | The first emergency call came at 6:51 p.m. for a fire on the third floor of a five-story apartment building at 2363 Prospect Avenue in the Belmont section, a spokesman for the New York City Fire Department said. Within an hour, the fire had reached four-alarm status, and more than 160 firefighters were on site. |
| As of 7:40 p.m., at least 15 patients had been evaluated on the scene for serious injuries, the department said. A spokesman would not confirm reports of deaths. | As of 7:40 p.m., at least 15 patients had been evaluated on the scene for serious injuries, the department said. A spokesman would not confirm reports of deaths. |
| It was a bitterly cold night, with temperatures in the teens and windchill making it feel like single digits. Displaced residents walked around draped in American Red Cross blankets as firefighters worked to put out the flames. | |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio was on his way to the building, near Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo, just before 9 p.m. |