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A third body has been discovered in the rubble of a deadly Bronx fire in Mott Haven on Third Avenue. Three dead, two firefighters hospitalized. Full update here.
Fire Breaks Out at Mott Haven Deli — Then Spreads Fast
More than 100 firefighters responded to a blaze at a deli in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx early Wednesday morning. The FDNY was called just after 5 a.m. after reports of flames at a two-story building on Third Avenue between East 139th Street and East 140th Street. WSOC TV
The building was not just a deli. People lived there.
The two-alarm fire caused the roof to collapse but did not spread to other buildings. What it did do was trap people inside who never made it out. WSOC TV
Nearby resident Nea Jennings said she could hardly breathe when she was inside her apartment. “You could smell how bad it was. I thought it was a fire in my home, that’s how much you could smell the fire.” WSOC TV
The Death Toll Keeps Rising
The first hours suggested one tragedy. Days later, it has become something far worse.
After the flames were put out, fire crews found one man dead inside the building. On Thursday, firefighters found a second unidentified person dead, and a third on Friday during controlled demolition of the building. HERE Rockhill
Three bodies. Three days. And authorities are still working through the debris.
FDNY fire marshals discovered the third person at the scene during the controlled demolition of the building. The two most recent people found dead in the debris have not been identified. Chicago Sun-Times
