STEPPING UP IN WAKE OF TRAGEDY

Fire kills 17, but brings Bronx together

By MICHAEL HINMAN

Posted 1/13/22

In the immediate aftermath of the fire and smoke that tore through a Fordham Heights apartment building, Danny Monge was at the scene, doing what he always does when someone is in distress: He helps out.

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Fire kills 17, but brings Bronx together

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Blanche Morganstern, better known as 'The Jewelry Lady.' 96

Kelly O'Connor, mother of two, and a true lover of animals, 50

Sol Solomon, former features reporter for Riverdale Press, 74

Doris Redmond, always ready to help others, 92