A gruesome discovery was made on Friday in a Bronx apartment building, where firefighters found a woman's body amidst the flames. The 73-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene and authorities are now working to determine the cause of her death.
According to police officials, the woman's demise appears to be unrelated to the fire that raged through her building. Firefighters were responding to the blaze when they stumbled upon the body in an apartment on the same floor where the fire originated. The fire had started on the top floor and spread into the building's cockloft before being brought under control within three hours.
Police Chief Joseph Duggan confirmed that 170 firefighters and emergency medical services staff were on the scene, but only a handful of people suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation. Despite this, two civilians declined to be taken to the hospital for treatment.
The investigation into the woman's death is ongoing, with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner leading the inquiry. The NYPD has yet to release any details about the cause of death or the identity of the victim until her family has been notified.
According to police officials, the woman's demise appears to be unrelated to the fire that raged through her building. Firefighters were responding to the blaze when they stumbled upon the body in an apartment on the same floor where the fire originated. The fire had started on the top floor and spread into the building's cockloft before being brought under control within three hours.
Police Chief Joseph Duggan confirmed that 170 firefighters and emergency medical services staff were on the scene, but only a handful of people suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation. Despite this, two civilians declined to be taken to the hospital for treatment.
The investigation into the woman's death is ongoing, with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner leading the inquiry. The NYPD has yet to release any details about the cause of death or the identity of the victim until her family has been notified.
oh man, 73 years old and gone in a flash - literally! I mean, I'm glad they found her before the fire got too outta control, but it's just so sad... 
I guess you could say she was a real "blaze" to find out about (sorry, had to get one fire pun out of the way). Seriously though, hope her family is doing okay and gets all the answers they're looking for. And can we talk about the weird part where two people just chill on the scene and decline treatment? 
like, "yeah, I'm good, no smoke inhalation for me, thanks"...
. I mean, isn't that kinda irresponsible? They should've at least gotten a check-up to make sure they're not gonna have some long-term health issues from inhaling all that smoke 
. And what's up with the police chief saying "unrelated" to the fire when we know that fires can be super deadly? Let's get more info out there, people!
... I mean a fire in an apartment building and you stumble upon someone's dead body... it's like, what even is that?! 
anyway, hope the police can figure out what happened and bring some closure to this poor woman's family 
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. And to make matters worse, two people who got hurt from smoke inhalation turn down medical attention 
? What's wrong with these people? Don't they know that's what hospitals are for?
It's not like she was going to die from the fire or anything... oh wait, she did 
. This whole thing is just a perfect example of how we drop each other and our community justifies it by saying "it wasn't my problem". Not cool, man 
. This just highlights how tragic it is that our city's emergency services are often stretched thin and under-resourced