#bronx fire

On Sunday, January 9 our community witnessed a tragedy in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. A 5-alarm fire destroyed the homes of many of our the Gambian Youth Organization (GYO) community members at 333 East 183rd Street. At the moment, at least 19 people have been pronounced dead, including young children, and dozens others have sustained life-threatening injuries.

We ask that you help us support the victims of this tragedy. All proceeds will be distributed to the families by the Gambian Youth Organization (GYO).

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (Surely we belong to Allah and to him we shall return).

Jazakallah Khair

News Articles:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dozens-injured-alarm-fire-york-city-apartment-building/story?id=82164322

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/fire-breaks-out-at-apartment-building-in-fordham-heights-the-bronx/

The Gambian Youth Organization (GYO) is a non-profit organization located in 214 East 181 Bronx, NY 10457. "Where the community comes first. Building a society of ambitious and confident youth, to serve as future leaders." 

People hold candles during a candlelight vigil outside the apartment building which suffered the city’s deadliest fire in three decades, in the Bronx borough of New York, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

Soldier Who Died in Bronx Fire to Receive Soldier’s Medal

PFC Emmanuel Mensah, 28,  was home on leave for Christmas from the New York Army National Guard, when a massive fire broke out on his Bronx apartment building. He was an immigrant from the African nation of Ghana, and excited to be a part of the US military.  But on December 28, his desire to save more lives ended in tragedy for his own. He will be posthumously awarded the Soldier’s Medal, as…

Members of the Masjid Ar Rahman pray, in the Bronx borough of New York, Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022, a place of worship for some of the residents of the building which suffered New York City’s deadliest fire in three decades.