Bronx apartment building fire

People evacuated from their homes after a fatal apartment fire in the Bronx on Dec. 29, 2017.

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Chicago Tribune

Dec. 28, 2017 7:13 PM PT

At least 12 people were killed and more were seriously injured on Dec. 28, 2017, in a fire at an apartment building on a frigid night in the Bronx in New York.

Firefighters respond to a building fire on Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York.

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Firefighters respond to a deadly fire on Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference after fire crews responded to a building fire on Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York.

(Frank Franklin II / AP)

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