Cardi B to pay funeral costs for victims of Bronx fire

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which killed 19 people.Cardi, a Bronx native, vowed to cover the expenses of the funerals to ease any financial burden faced by the families, according to the Wednesday announcement by the mayor’s office.“The resilience of this city reflects everyday New Yorkers who never turn their back on one another,” Mayor Adams said in a statement. “We are grateful for Cardi B, a real superstar on and off the mic, for granting some critical financial relief to families of the victims.”He continued on, saying the city will be “forever thankful” for her contributions.

Cardi, “in true New York fashion,” quickly sprung into action, added co-executive directors of the Mayor’s Fund, Daniele Baierlein and Jorge Luis Paniagua Valle.“I’m extremely proud to be from the Bronx and I have lots of family and friends who live and work there still.

So, when I heard about the fire and all of the victims, I knew I needed to do something to help,” said Cardi B, adding that she “cannot being to imagine the pain and anguish” the families are in.The horrific blaze — and the city’s deadliest in more than 30 years — ripped through an apartment building in the Bronx on Jan.

8, which authorities blamed on a malfunctioning space heater.Witnesses told The Post they heard children crying for help and watched as bodies were “carried off every floor.”Amongst the 19 people dead were 9 children and another 32 with life-threatening injuries.“This is going to be one of the worst fires we have witnessed in the city of New York in modern times,” Mayor Adams said at the scene, according to earlier reporting from The Post.The Bronx Fire Relief Fund, according to the official City Hall website, has received thousands of grassroots donations, raising more than $2.5 million.