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NYC Tenants Complained of Lack of Heat Ahead of Deadly Fire

  • City officials now say 17 people died in Bronx blaze
  • Probe will examine whether doors were working properly
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At Least 19 Killed in Bronx, NY Apartment Fire
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Tenants of the Bronx apartment building where a deadly fire broke out Sunday had complained about lack of heat, a broken radiator and a door that didn’t close properly in the months before the blaze, city records show. 

The fire appeared to have come from a malfunctioning space heater in an apartment, where residents fled without closing the door, city officials said.