Three young girls were whisked into a neighboring building after climbing down a fire escape with no shoes or coats. People looking for relatives who lived in the building were also told to go to the school, or to call 311. Ms. Santiago said she called 911 and ran downstairs with her 4-year-old son, knocking on neighbors’ doors as she went. Emmanuel, 28, was stationed in Virginia with the Army and had returned to the Bronx just a week ago for the holidays. When he returned 20 minutes later, firefighters had swarmed the building and told him he could not enter.

Source: New York Times December 29, 2017 01:16 UTC