On Friday night, June 27, 2025, a two-alarm fire tore through a five-story Bronx apartment located on Jesup Avenue near Sherif S. Byrd Place in Mount Hope. According to FDNY officials, an 85-year-old man was killed and at least three others were hospitalized.
The fire broke out inside a first-floor apartment at about 9:30 p.m.
“Units arrived within four minutes,” said Battalion Chief Timothy Reznick. “We were met with fire at the door in Apartment 1-C. We had to go to a second alarm due to manpower, the smoke condition throughout the building, and the many [victims].”
Everyone in the building was prompted to evacuate as the fire burned inside apartment.
According to the American Red Cross, six people were displaced and registered for emergency lodging and financial assistance.
