Fire in Bronx building leaves 19 people dead, including nine children

• More than five dozen people injured and 13 in critical condition
• City fire commissioner says space heater caused the blaze

Nineteen people including nine children were killed in an apartment fire in the Bronx in New York on Sunday, one of the worst fire disasters in the city in 30 years.

Thirteen people remained hospitalised in critical condition, authorities said late on Sunday afternoon. In all, more than five dozen were hurt.