BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – More than 50 firefighters were dispatched to a fire in the Bronx that killed a 12-year-old girl on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the FDNY.
Emergency personnel responded to a 911 call for a fire on Boyd Avenue at around 4:20 p.m. It took 14 fire units and a crew of 70 firefighters to put out the blaze at the private two-story house, a spokesperson for the FDNY said.
When the fire was extinguished, firefighters discovered a 12-year-old girl with burns to her body. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A 7-year-old boy was taken to Jacobi Medical Center with injuries, police sources said.
The 12-year-old girl was napping at the time of the fire, her mother told PIX11 News. She loved music and her iPad and always had a smile on her face.
The girl had Down syndrome and was about to turn 13 on Sunday. Her family moved to the area less than a year ago.
An investigation into the cause of the fire remained ongoing.
Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
