NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Investigators in New York City searched early on Friday for the cause of an apartment fire that killed 12 people including four children in the city’s deadliest blaze in at least a quarter of a century. Fire Department of New York (FDNY) personnel work on the scene of an apartment fire in Bronx, New York, U.S., December 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KENA BETANCURKENA BETANCURThe building, with 26 apartments, has at least six open building code violations, according to city records. Help!”People react near the scene of an apartment fire in Bronx, New York, U.S., December 29, 2017. The number of civilian fire fatalities in New York City in 2016 dropped to 48, the fewest in the 100 years since record-keeping began, the fire department said on its website.

Source: New Strait Times December 29, 2017 13:41 UTC