19 dead, including 9 children, in "horrific" New York City fire

Nine children and 10 adults are dead after a five-alarm fire in a residential high-rise building in the Bronx on Sunday, New York officials said Sunday. 

The fire appears to have been started by a portable space heater, New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. He added that the door to the apartment was left open, allowing smoke to spread.

Thirty-two people were transported to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries, the majority of which were due to smoke inhalation, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference Sunday afternoon. It's unclear if that number included some of the dead. In total, 63 people were injured, Adams said.