2017 Bronx apartment fire
The building's location in the Bronx, New York 2017 Bronx apartment fire (New York) | |
| Date | December 28, 2017 |
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| Time | Before 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | 2363 Prospect Avenue, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°51′12″N 73°52′58″W / 40.85347°N 73.88290°W |
| Type | Fire |
| Deaths | 13 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 14 |
On the night of December 28, 2017, a fire tore through an apartment building in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Thirteen people died, and fourteen others were injured. At the time, it was the city's deadliest fire in 25 years, being surpassed a little over four years later by another apartment fire in the Bronx that killed seventeen people.
As a result of the fire, the New York City Council passed ordinances mandating self-closing doors and child-safety knobs in apartments, as well as better communication about fire safety between the New York City Fire Department and families with children.