New York Bronx fires a 'shock in our country' Gambia ambassador says
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The Bronx apartment building that was devastated by a deadly fire Sunday had been a beloved home for many immigrants from The Gambia for years, the West African country's ambassador to the US told CNN.
Around 19 people were killed in the fatal blaze that occurred in a residential apartment building in the Bronx in New York City, authorities said. More than 60 were injured — some with life-threatening conditions, according to city officials.
"I think a lot of Gambians who came here, they stayed there before they moved anywhere else. This was kind of a first port of call, this building. It's a building Gambians have a lot of attachment to," Ambassador Dawda Docka Fadera said. "It's so sad that this horrific and tragic incident took so many lives, and left many people fighting for their lives."
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