Crime & Safety

65 Families Displaced, Apartment Building Flooded After Intense Fire In Soundview

"Every time I think about it, it is like… it breaks my heart," 65-year-old Julie Lacen said Monday.

(CBS News New York City)

June 13, 2023

NEW YORK -- Residents at 1420 Noble Ave., in the Bronx have been left to pick up the pieces after fire tore through the 79-unit apartment building on Sunday night.

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"Every time I think about it, it is like… it breaks my heart," 65-year-old Julie Lacen said Monday.

Lacen, who lives on the first floor, said her home aide was clocking out of work when she saw fire shooting out of the roof.

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