6-year-old boy killed in Bronx fire, father critically injured: Police
MOTT HAVEN, Bronx (WABC) — A 6-year-old child was killed in a fire in the Bronx on Friday night.
The two-alarm fire was reported around 5 p.m. on East 135th Street.
Heavy smoke was spotted coming from a trash compactor and pushed smoke through the upper floors.
Police say a 32-year-old man and the 6-year-old boy were found unconscious in a hallway.
Authorities say the child suffered severe smoke inhalation and was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.
He was later identified as Aiden Hayward.
The 32-year-old, the child’s father, was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.
Eight other civilians were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and two firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
It took more than 100 firefighters over two hours to get the blaze under control.