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The fire at the Twin Park apartments appeared to have started in a duplex between the second and third floors, which quickly spread throughout the rest of the building.
The fire was categorized as a five-alarm blaze as 200 firefighters responded to the scene, and they were able to get people out of the building.
The scene was captured on video and some of it showed firefighters lowering people down ladders to safety. The damage was terrible.
13 people are said to have been in critical condition after being injured in the fire. The victims are suffering from severe smoke inhalation.
The Happy Land social club fire of 1990 took the lives of 87 people, and it's being compared to the current fire.
There is no word on what caused this to begin. Fire officials told local media that it doesn't appear to be suspicious.
The Mayor's office confirmed the death toll of at least 19 and the number of kids who died was reported by the AP.
The story is developing.