A woman who mauled a small dog is hospitalized after a Fordham Heights fire.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Fire officials said an elderly woman was hospitalized after a fire at 2364 Tibout Avenue in Fordham Heights on Tuesday, March 28.^Th A 6-story, multi-family residence at 1:16 a.m. on the day of the fire.

Twelve fire departments with 60 personnel responded to the scene, the FDNY reported. “A civilian is in critical condition. [was] They were taken to Jacobi Hospital,” the spokesman later said, adding that the fire was under control at 2:22pm and the cause was under investigation.

Residents were seen mopping up water in the building after it went missing. Norwood News They spoke to Starr and Savannah, residents of the building who said they lived on the third floor. Savannah stated that their entire apartment was flooded due to the hoses being used to extinguish the fire. “The water is coming down from the top floor,” she said. “You can’t even go inside,” she added.

Asked what happened, Starr said, “There was a fire on the 4th floor. They believe the woman was asleep but I don’t know what caused the fire. Asked if anyone else was injured besides the woman who was taken to the hospital, Starr said, “I don’t know if she was hurt, but she was on a ventilator, but I don’t know more than that.” She was on a stretcher. No one was hurt. The apartment was damaged but no one else was!”

When asked if the building had regular fire drills, Starr said in part, “Yeah, everybody got out when they heard it.” Everyone is evacuated.” We asked if they were getting help from the Red Cross. Starr said, “No [inaudible] I don’t know where it is. I’m under. I just wait until the apartment has no smell.

She added: “You can see how bad it is. I don’t even know the size. We were outside,” she said, adding that the FDNY arrived quickly. When asked how long they had been waiting outside since the evacuation, Savannah said it had been two hours and that they were on their way to get something to eat.

We spoke to another resident of the building, Fonia Griffiths, and asked her if she knew what happened. She said, “Well, the old lady who lives there, she has a lot of candles and she’s been warned not to leave them, and they say she’s still burning them.” I don’t know what the people in the building said. Thank God my place is safe. I have a place to sleep tonight!”

Later we spoke to brothers Wilfredo Pena and Wilmar Pena. The two said they lived in New Jersey, but were working in the area and had gathered with nearby residents in the area. “There was a lot of smoke coming out of the apartment,” Wilfredo said in Spanish. We saw the firefighters and all that, and they started [inaudible] through the window.”

When asked if the firemen rescued the injured woman from the 4th floor window, Wilfredo could not say for sure, but he assumed that the resident had been taken to the hospital when the brothers arrived. . “She hasn’t arrived yet. [at the hospital] “According to what I was told,” he said he did not see any other fires while working in the area at 3 am.

We asked if regular fire safety tests were done in the buildings they lived in. “Yes, there is all that,” said Wilfredo. When asked how many times a year the exercise took place, he said that there are definitely exercises, although he could not say for sure.

He also said that Jesus Ramon, who was working in the bodega at the corner of the damaged building and who spoke in Spanish, left the place like everyone else and that he saw a fire on the 4th floor and the firefighters. Throwing a lot of garbage from the apartment. He said emergency services administered CPR to the victim, who he described as an elderly woman, and she was taken away by ambulance.

He spoke to another bodega employee who gave a similar account of what had happened and said there was a lot of smoke on the 4th floor and possibly the third. “We don’t know exactly what happened,” he said, adding that some water was seeping through the roof of the warehouse.

Later, inside the building, Ciomara Ortega said her mother lived in the apartment where the fire started but was not there when it happened. She said she once heard the news that her family had come “rushing” to rescue the little dog, who looked a little shaggy and was still shivering in the arms of a small child.

The small dog was reportedly alone at Ortega’s mother’s residence at the time of the fire. It was not immediately known if the animals were treated for smoke inhalation or given something to drink. “Yes, I was afraid for the dog,” Ortega said.

She said there was damage to the roof and other areas from the water and that her mother did not have renters insurance. When we mentioned that the Red Cross could help, she said she would follow up with them. Asked if there was anything else she wanted to add about the incident, she said, “No, everyone is fine, and it’s just water damage.”

Back outside, we spoke to a young French couple from Paris who were visiting The Bronx that day. Speaking in French, Clément Blondeau said he was surprised by the number of firefighters and trucks on the scene, which caused a heavy traffic jam in the area. He added: “It was amazing to see the firefighters throwing everything they could find. [in the apartment, including some furniture] Without considering everything below, outside the window, cars etc.

We have asked the FDNY for comment on this point later. “I don’t know the specific reason for today’s fire,” an official said. It is usually done for many reasons – to complete quests, to repair the fire room, to make sure everything is out.. It could be the way to another room… many different reasons.

Click here to watch a short video of firefighters jumping from a window at the scene of the fire.

The American Red Cross offers the following advice regarding pet and fire safety. Keep pets near the entrance when they are away from home. Keep pets and harnesses ready in case firefighters need to rescue them. When leaving pets alone, keep them in areas or rooms where firefighters can easily find them.

Place a pet alarm window sticker and write down the number of pets in your home and attach the stationary sticker to the front window. This vital information will save rescuers time in finding your pet. Visit to update the number of pets listed Red Cross Website for more information on pet safety.