Cardi B offers to pay burial costs for 17 people killed in Bronx fire

The big picture: Eight children were among those killed in the blaze, which was caused by a defective electric space heater. It was New York City's deadliest fire in three decades, per AP.

• Smoke from the fire spread throughout the building, leaving dozens in life-threatening condition.
• Cardi B, who was raised in the Bronx, said she would pay the burial costs of each victim, including repatriation expenses for some victims laid to rest in the Gambia, through the Bronx Fire Relief Fund, Adams' office said.
• The fund has so far raised more than $2.5 million, the mayor's office added.

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