A massive fire in New York City that killed at least 12 people, including four children, at a five-story apartment building Thursday night was likely caused by a small child playing with a stove, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday. A 3-year-old boy sparked the blaze on the first floor, the mayor said. The boy “had a history” of playing with burners on the stove, New York Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro added. “Close the door, close the door, close the door,” Nigro said on Friday, repeating the critical piece of advice. Among the dead were three girls, ages 1, 2 and 7; an unidentified boy; three women, ages 19, 37 and 63; four unidentified men; and one unidentified woman, police said.

Source: Huffington Post December 29, 2017 02:22 UTC