Police stand near the scene of a deadly in the Bronx on December 29, 2017 in New York City. At least 12 people, including at least four children were killed in the early evening blaze which officials believe was started by a child playing with the stove. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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A Santa Claus figure is seen on the door of a fire truck as a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer works on the scene of an apartment fire on December 29, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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The outside of an apartment where a fire took place is seen in the Bronx borough of New York City on December 29, 2017.
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Fire Department of New York personnel work on the scene of an apartment fire on December 29, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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A fire Department of New York (FDNY) personnel works on the scene of an apartment fire is in the Bronx borough of New York City is seen on December 29, 2017.
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At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire
Firefighters put out a major house fire on Prospect avenue on December 28, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire
A woman covered with a Red Cross blanket talks to a fire fighter during a major house fire on Prospect avenue on December 28, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire
A view over the building were a major house fire on Prospect avenue on December 28, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire
Firefighters leave after putting out a major house fire on Prospect avenue on December 28, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire
Firefighters leave after putting out a major house fire on Prospect avenue on December 28, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire
Firefighters leave after putting out a major house fire on Prospect avenue on December 28, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
At Least 12 Dead In Bronx Apartment Building Fire
Firefighters leave after putting out a major house fire on Prospect avenue on December 28, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said late Thursday that 12 people were killed in an extra-alarm fire in the Belmont section of the Bronx. (Credit: FDNY/Twitter)
