Deadly Bronx apartment fire devastated families and a community. Now local leaders are working to prevent another tragedy
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As residents who survived the Bronx apartment building fire that left 17 dead begin the arduous process of putting their lives back together, officials are looking for long-term solutions to ensure a similar tragedy never happens again.
"The two values that matter most to all of us are our family and our homes, and to lose both in the span of a single tragedy is terrifying and traumatic to an extent that few of us can imagine," Rep. Ritchie Torres, who represent the area where the fire took place, told CNN on Monday.
Eight children were among those who died in the Sunday fire. A CNN review of local hospitals shows that at least eight patients are still hospitalized in relation to the fire, while at least 25 people have been treated and released.
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