Elderly man killed in Bronx apartment fire

87°

Local

Crime

Weather

Politics

Toll of Commuting

Elderly man killed in Bronx apartment fire

An elderly man is dead after a fire broke out in an apartment in the Bronx Thursday. Firefighters say they arrived at 1755 Taylor Avenue about 2:30 p.m. and found flames in the kitchen of a third-floor

News 12 Staff

•

Jun 24, 2006, 2:34 PM

•

Updated

Jamesburg house fire leaves 2 dead, mayor says

02:13

HEAT ALERT: Heat wave rolls on for NJ before storm risk returns Monday

Powerball Jackpot climbs to $905 million ahead of Monday drawing

00:24

Arrest made after boat capsize near Statue of Liberty kills woman, infant

02:01

WoodbridgeJewelryStoreRobbery2_2026-08-09-17-56-45

4 masked men steal about $1 million in jewelry from Woodbridge store, police say

01:54

RTNJNJFairLawnWaterRescueCQueally10pm_2026-08-08-22-15-23

Flash flooding triggers dozens of water rescues across North Jersey

01:46

HackensackTakesActionForLittering_2026-08-09-17-20-35

Hackensack strengthens littering ordinance with fine, mandatory court appearance

01:59

Sweat, tomatoes and 500 jars of love: N.J. family's 'Sauce Day' tradition

Princeton ranks No. 1 in LinkedIn’s list of best colleges for long-term career success

Smokey Bear celebrates 82nd birthday with helicopter flight along Jersey Shore

00:22

Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza from ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ game coming to American Dream in 2027

Man wanted on child rape charge in Tennessee arrested in New Jersey

00:15

Dogtopia to open dog daycare, boarding location in Middlesex County

Mays Landing man killed after minivan crashes off Route 40

00:25

Authorities identify Millville man killed in police-involved shooting, officer who fired weapon

2 Bronx men accused of using stolen identities in multi-state Nordstrom fraud scheme

00:23

Man wanted for using stolen debit card for shopping spree at Vineland mall

Bloomingdale police arrest man in drug DUI case

01:51

SmallBusinessScavengerHunt_2026-08-08-17-26-29

Fair Lawn's small business scavenger hunt returns for 5th year

SHOOTING INVESTIGATION generic MONITOR copy

East Orange man shot in Paterson, hospitalized early Saturday

info

Newsletter

Send Photos/Videos

Contact

About Us

News Team

News 12 New York

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

more resources

Optimum Corporate

Optimum Service

Advertise on News 12

Careers

Content Removal Policy

Ad Choices

Privacy Manager

News12 New York

N12 Originals

Numbers & Links

Local

Crime

Weather

Politics

Toll of Commuting

87°

Local

Crime

Weather

Politics

Toll of Commuting

Elderly man killed in Bronx apartment fire

An elderly man is dead after a fire broke out in an apartment in the Bronx Thursday. Firefighters say they arrived at 1755 Taylor Avenue about 2:30 p.m. and found flames in the kitchen of a third-floor

Top Stories

Jamesburg house fire leaves 2 dead, mayor says

HEAT ALERT: Heat wave rolls on for NJ before storm risk returns Monday

Powerball Jackpot climbs to $905 million ahead of Monday drawing

Arrest made after boat capsize near Statue of Liberty kills woman, infant

4 masked men steal about $1 million in jewelry from Woodbridge store, police say

Flash flooding triggers dozens of water rescues across North Jersey

Hackensack strengthens littering ordinance with fine, mandatory court appearance

Sweat, tomatoes and 500 jars of love: N.J. family's 'Sauce Day' tradition

Princeton ranks No. 1 in LinkedIn’s list of best colleges for long-term career success

Smokey Bear celebrates 82nd birthday with helicopter flight along Jersey Shore

Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza from ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ game coming to American Dream in 2027

Man wanted on child rape charge in Tennessee arrested in New Jersey

Dogtopia to open dog daycare, boarding location in Middlesex County

Mays Landing man killed after minivan crashes off Route 40

Authorities identify Millville man killed in police-involved shooting, officer who fired weapon

2 Bronx men accused of using stolen identities in multi-state Nordstrom fraud scheme

Man wanted for using stolen debit card for shopping spree at Vineland mall

Bloomingdale police arrest man in drug DUI case

Fair Lawn's small business scavenger hunt returns for 5th year

East Orange man shot in Paterson, hospitalized early Saturday