NEW YORK — The Fire Department of New York says 23 people, including a firefighter, are hurt following a Bronx blaze. All of them are expected to be OK.Investigators believe the fire started in a first-floor furniture store around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Adults and children fled from the three stories of apartments above, including a man who ran outside with no shirt and no shoes. Resident Erica Ortiz told WCBS that a window guard blocked a fire escape. The blaze comes only days after the deadliest residential fire to hit New York City in at least a quarter century killed 12 people in a Bronx apartment building.

Source: National Post January 02, 2018 12:13 UTC