One particular person has died and one other was left significantly injured Saturday after a hearth tore via the third flooring of a six-story nursing residence within the Wakefield space of the Bronx, police and fireplace officers mentioned.
The fireplace erupted round 5:45 p.m. at Our Girl of Mercy Manor, terrifying the house’s aged residents following coronavirus shelter-in-place orders, witnesses mentioned.
Firefighters had the blaze underneath management about 25 minutes later.
A constructing supervisor who declined to provide his identify instructed The Put up the person who died had began the fireplace unintentionally when he lit up a cigarette.
“It was very scary — particularly for the seniors. I bought a name. I rushed over right here from Yonkers,” mentioned Mary, 66, whose aged aunt and uncle stay within the constructing.
“However once I arrived I couldn’t get in. I’m like, ‘He’s 89 and deaf. She’s 86 and blind. I must see them. They’re my folks.’ They had been scared as a result of they didn’t know what’s occurring.”
The Fireplace Division mentioned the incident was nonetheless underneath investigation.
“There was a hearth within the condominium from somebody smoking. A resident. He was smoking cigarettes and one thing caught fireplace,” the constructing supervisor mentioned.
The residents had been hunkering down within the constructing to guard themselves from the virus, which has confirmed significantly harmful for older adults.
The supervisor mentioned Our Girl of Mercy has not had a identified coronavirus outbreak.
“They’re self-quarantine[ing] as a result of they’re previous. However not as a result of there sick,” he mentioned. “They’re staying inside and now this occurs.”
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