NYC Mayor Eric Adams confirms 19 people have died including eight children, and 13 people are in critical condition from a fire in an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday.

The blaze is believed to have been started by an electric heater.

The Mayor visited 4 schools in the area advising children to 'close the door' as part of his new push for fire safety after the tragedy.

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