"Bronx *ALL HANDS* Box 2720 1314 Nelson Ave off W 170 St FIRE TOP FLOOR 6 STORY L SHAPED 200X150#FDNY pic.twitter.com/BfAmCGugzd - NYCFireWire (@NYCFireWire) September 9, 2025"
"I remember recently I washed my clothes and there's holes in my clothes and there's some sticky things that just stuck my clothes together completely," she said. "I cannot get it out. I had to throw them out."
""Everything is just like totally messed up," she said. "Like the walls are coming down, [water] dripping"
The fire began around 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 9 when a dryer ignited on the ground-floor corner facing Nelson Avenue beside Corporal Irwin Fischer Park. Tenants on the floors above evacuated as black smoke poured from the building and FDNY firefighters entered to extinguish the blaze. A partial vacate order filed with the Department of Buildings identified the laundry room as having fire and smoke damage. Windows were shattered, drywall and ceilings were destroyed, and firefighters created holes while dousing flames. Five families are sleeping in hotels. Residents reported years of maintenance issues and unreliable laundry machines, and city data shows the building and its management company have a history of code violations, many affecting fire safety. Officials are continuing an investigation.
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