FDNY says closing doors could have avoided deaths in 5-alarm Bronx fire ^54.3%

Gothamist - By Catalina Gonella - 4/24/2026, 8:36 PM

Indoctrination 19.8% - Confirmation Bias 16.9% - Fundamental Attribution Error 13.7%

A five-alarm Bronx fire that killed two people on Tuesday afternoon spread quickly because multiple doors were left open, according to the FDNY. FDNY officials said firefighters arrived just minutes after the flames broke out at the five-story apartment building on East 187th Street in Belmont. They found heavy smoke and fire on all... more