One person died and nine were injured in a massive New York City apartment fire overnight Friday, authorities said in the Bronx.
An 85-year-old man was pronounced dead and three people were hospitalized after the fire inside the building at the corner of Jesup Avenue and Sherif S. Byrd Place in the borough’s Mount Eden section, according to police.
Fatal fire tears through Bronx apartment overnight
Everyone in the building was prompted to evacuate as the fire burned inside an apartment on the first floor, the New York City Fire Department said.
The fire was reported at around 9:30 p.m. Friday and FDNY firefighters remained on the scene until early Saturday morning. It took about two hours to get it under control, officials said…