Commissioner Nigro Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Commissioner Nigro The smoke spread throughout the building, thus, the tremendous loss of life and other people fighting for their lives right now in hospitals all over the The Bronx, so we are investigating where everyone was found how the smoke traveled, but certainly the marshals have determined through physical evidence and through firsthand accounts by the residents that this fire started in the bedroom, in a portable electric heater. Commissioner Nigro Smoke and heat travel upward, that we know -- that's what happened here, it was a very difficult job for our members. Their air tanks contained certain amount of air -- they ran out of air -- many of our members -- and they continued working to try to get as many people out as they could. Commissioner Nigro How the fire started, we don't know yet -- it will be investigated, and I'm certain that the marshals will determine it. Commissioner Nigro
