The deaths and injuries in Sunday’s tragically avoidable accident were exclusively the product of smoke inhalation as the fire itself was contained to the apartment and outside hallway. 

The blaze came just days after another horrible incident in Philadelphia that claimed the lives of twelve people including eight children. 

The mayor’s office officially revised the number of dead in the Bronx case to 17 early Monday. The department of buildings said it has no plans for the remaining structure following a preliminary inspection and that survivors will be offered relocation assistance from the Red Cross at this time.

In response, the FDNY said that it was investigating a “maintenance issue” stemming from a faulty door that allowed the smoke to spread throughout the building. The company that owns the building sent The New York Times an email statement in which it claimed all of the doors in the 19-story structure were self-closing as required by law as late as July.

According to Lt. James McCarthy, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association in New York City, the building did not have to follow NYC fire codes since it adhered to weaker federal fire guidelines, creating extremely dangerous conditions also for the firefighters battling the blaze.

“We are calling 311, we are calling the hospital, we are calling the police department,” a resident of the local Gambian community, which was tremendously affected by the fire, told The New York Times. “We have no information, nobody is giving us nothing since yesterday.”

A list of community aid organizations and other resources can be found here.