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Freezing Tenants Still Use Space Heater Despite Danger
After 17 people died in the flames and smoke of the 2022 Twin Parks fire in the Bronx, high-rise fire safety took on new importance in NYC. Despite that, the I-Team found some investors behind the building that burned continue to face complaints about heat and fire doors. NBC New York Chris Glorioso reports.
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I-Team: Fire Door and Heat Complaints Persist Year After 17 Die in Bronx Inferno
After 17 people died in a Bronx inferno 12 months ago, fire investigators blamed a space heater and broken fire doors. Residents on the third floor of 333 East 181st Street, known as Twin Parks North West, were trying to keep warm when the heater sparked the fire. If their apartment door had automatically shut as it should have done,…
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One Year After Bronx Fire Killed 17, Fire Safety Concerns Still Unaddressed by Ownership
One year since the Twin Parks building fire and buildings owned by the same investors have not made conditions better for their tenants. Chris Glorioso reports.
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NYC Honors 17 Fire Victims Killed One Year Ago Today
One year since the fire at the Twin Parks building caused by a space heater. Marc Santia reports.
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Bronx Fire Tragedy 1 Year Later: Families Honor Victims With Street Renaming
With prayers, flowers and a new street sign, people gathered Monday for a somber ceremony to mark the anniversary of one of the deadliest fires in New York City’s history. Together, a tightly-knit Bronx community raised a new street sign, 17 Abdoulie Tourway Way, honoring the first Gambian immigrant to call the Fordham Heights neighborhood home. The number 17 remembers…