Pictorial: Burial of 17 people who Died in a Fire Outbreak in New York


Burial of 17 people who Died after a fire broke out at an apartment building in the Bronx, New York City. The fire broke out just before 1100 local time [1600 GMT] on Sunday, beginning on the second and third floors of a building on East 181st Street. (New York City Fire Department, FDNY).

All 17 victims from a fire in a Bronx apartment building on Sunday died of smoke inhalation. The determination comes after an electric space heater sparked a fire in a duplex unit, flooding the 19-story apartment building with smoke.(New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, OCME).

Eight of the victims were children, including a 2-year-old boy, two 5-year-old girls and a 6-year-old boy.

Full List Of Their Names And Ages:

  1. Fatoumata Drammeh, 50, female;
  2. Foutmala Drammeh, 21, female;
  3. Muhammed Drammeh, 12, male;
  4. Nyumaaisha Drammeh, 19, female;
  5. Haji Dukary, 49, male;
  6. Fatoumata Dukureh, 5, female;
  7. Haja Dukureh, 37, female;
  8. Mariam Dukureh, 11, female;
  9. Mustapha Dukureh, 12, male;
  10. Omar Jambang, 6, male;
  11. Sera Janneh, 27, female;
  12. Haouwa Mahamadou, 5, female;
  13. Seydou Toure, 12, male;
  14. Fatoumata Tunkara, 43, female;
  15. Isatou Jabbie, 31, female;
  16. Hagi Jawara, 47, male;
  17. Ousmane Konteh, 2, male.(CNN)

Photo credit: New York Times

Have any Question or Comment?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

error: Content is protected !!
Chat With Our Agent!