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1 killed, 10 others hurt in NYC apartment building inferno

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Woods, A., & Marino, J. (2026, September 23). 1 killed, 10 others hurt in NYC apartment building inferno. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/us-news/1-killed-10-others-hurt-including-man-who-plunged-from-fourth-floor-window-in-nyc-apartment-building-inferno/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-23 · by Amanda Woods, Joe Marino

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A fatal apartment building fire in the Bronx killed one person and injured ten others, including a man who jumped from a fourth-floor window. The two-alarm fire started around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, spreading to multiple floors and the space between the top floor ceiling and roof. Firefighters managed to control the blaze by 10 a.m., with 140 emergency personnel responding. Five civilians had minor injuries, while two firefighters suffered moderate injuries; all non-life-threatening. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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A two-alarm fire broke out around 7:45 AM on Wednesday in a six-story apartment building at the intersection of Montgomery Avenue and West 175th Street in Morris Heights, Bronx. The blaze quickly spread across multiple apartments and up into the cockloft space above the top floor. One person died at the scene, while another 31-year-old man sustained injuries after jumping from a fourth-floor window to escape the flames. In total, 10 people were injured in this incident. Firefighters faced challenging conditions as heavy smoke filled the hallways and flames engulfed apartment doors. The critically injured jumper was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he is listed in critical but stable condition.

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Amanda Woods
53 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The 14-year-old boy was riding atop a northbound train on the J/M lines when he tumbled off the train car’s roof as it pulled into the Hewes Street station in Williamsburg around 3:40 p.m., police said.
🔮 Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
🔮 Investigators are also looking to talk to anyone who may have seen Suarez jogging along the Belt Parkway between about 7:56 and 8:12 p.m. The new reward money in the case was being offered by Crime Stoppers, an NYPD program that offers cash to anonymous tipsters that help solve high-profile violent cases.
🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 The man – who sources said may be nonverbal – was pronounced dead on scene by EMS workers, cops said.
🔮 But without their tireless work, the story of your sacrifice, your dedication, the challenges you face and your professionalism will never be topped.” The DEA is one of the largest unions representing NYPD officers and brass, with the Police Benevolent Association representing the most members of the department.
🔮 Although he was instructed to return to the hospital this week, he has been left in the dark about whether that surgery will even happen.
🔮 The victim, 27, was riding a northbound No. 2 train passing through the 225th Street station in Williamsbridge around 9:10 a.m. when an attacker sliced him with the blade, police said.
🔮 None of that stopped Mayor Zohran Mamdani from referring to Belgal as “a New Yorker” in a raging tribute Thursday against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a label some Bronx locals took offense to.
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🔮 Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
🔮 Suarez’s dad eventually caught up with the mom, and around 8 p.m., phoned their daughter — a graduate of Brooklyn College Kingborough Community College and a native of El Salvador, according to her LinkedIn — to talk about where they could meet up, sources said.
🔮 Guerrero said she immediately went to school so she wouldn’t “be involved.”
🔮 “They probably couldn’t understand what she was saying.”
🔮 The city’s medical examiner will determine his cause of death.
🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 She did not discuss her purchase of the murder weapon but said, “If I could have prevented this, I would have.”
🔮 Local officials are expected to hold another press conference with additional details around 8:30 p.m. EST.
🔮 Police have not identified her as a suspect, but are investigating whether she may have been involved.
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Bronx CBS New York FDNY Jacobi Medical Center Morris Heights

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FDNY ORG · 3× Andrew Holzmaier PERSON · 1× Bronx GPE · 1× CBS New York ORG · 1× Holzmaier PERSON · 1× Jacobi Medical Center ORG · 1× Morris Heights GPE · 1×

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The man who jumped suffered burns and other injuries, and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, cops said. “When units arrived, there was one civilian on the sidewalk who they said had jumped out the window to escape the flames,” Holzmaier said.
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🔮 One unidentified adult couldn’t escape the burning building and was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 31-year-old man plunged from a fourth-floor window, according to authorities and sources.
2026-09-24 · New York Post
1 killed, 10 others hurt in NYC apartment building inferno · mixed framing

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One person was killed and 10 others were hurt – including a man who desperately jumped from a fourth-floor window – when a massive blaze ripped through a Bronx apartment building Wednesday morning, according to officials and sources. uncertain
blaze → kill → officials
The two-alarm inferno broke out around 7:45 a.m. on the fourth floor of the six-story building on Montgomery Avenue near West 175th Street in Morris Heights, the FDNY said. asserted
FDNY → break → Heights
Ring camera footage obtained by CBS New York shows heavy flames shooting up in front of what appears to be an apartment door, filling the hall with smoke – before three firefighters arrived and quickly worked to douse the fire. asserted
firefighters → obtain → fire
“Units made an aggressive interior attack, but during the course of the fire, the fire spread to an adjoining apartment, two apartments above and up into the cockloft space, which is the area between the top floor ceiling and the roof,” Deputy Chief Andrew Holzmaier told reporters. asserted
Holzmaier → make → reporters
One unidentified adult couldn’t escape the burning building and was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 31-year-old man plunged from a fourth-floor window, according to authorities and sources. uncertain
man → escape → authorities
The man who jumped suffered burns and other injuries, and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, cops said. “When units arrived, there was one civilian on the sidewalk who they said had jumped out the window to escape the flames,” Holzmaier said. asserted
Holzmaier → jump → flames
Five more civilians suffered minor non-life-threatening injuries, according to the FDNY. uncertain
civilians → suffer → FDNY
Two firefighters had moderate injuries and two had minor injuries, but none were life-threatening, according to the department. uncertain
none → have → department
A total of 46 fire and EMS units, including 140 members, responded to the scene and the blaze was placed under control just before 10 a.m., the FDNY said. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. asserted
cause → include → investigation
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