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Brooklyn Fire Kills 7 Children, Worst Toll in City Since 2007.

Authors :
MUELLER, BENJAMIN
SCHWEBER, NATE
Baker, Al
Grant, Jason
Hu, Winnie
Pastor, Kate
Southall, Ashley
Beachy, Susan C.
Source :
New York Times. 3/22/2015, Vol. 164 Issue 56813, p1-20. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article discusses a house fire that killed 7 children from the Sassoon Orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City. Topics addressed include the fire's origin in a malfunction in a electric hot plate used by the family; the escape of the children's mother, Gayle Sassoon, from the fire; as well as neighbors' and the fire department's responses.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
164
Issue :
56813
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
101683693