Footage shows the inside of burned out Bronx apartment

Unsettling video footage shows the burned out hallway and stairwell inside the Bronx apartment building where 12 people died in a horrific fire on Thursday. 

The New York City Fire Department released the one minute video clip on Twitter Friday afternoon showing the damage inside 2363 Prospect Avenue.

The footage begins by showing the outside of the building before a fireman climbs up the steps and walks down the completely charred hallway.

While walking, water that was used to put out the blaze can be seen falling down inside. 

The New York City Fire Department released the one minute video clip on Twitter Friday afternoon showing the damage inside 2363 Prospect Avenue.

It appears as though the frigid low temperatures outside have already started freezing the water that has fallen, as pieces of ice can be seen inside along the staircase.

It appears as though the frigid low temperatures outside have already started freezing the water that has fallen, as pieces of ice can be seen inside along the staircase. 

Officials said on Friday the fire started when a three-year-old boy was playing with a stove inside of a first-floor apartment.  

The boy’s mother was not in the same room as him when the fire started but was alerted to it by his screams and she quickly grabbed him and another two-year-old child, Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department Daniel Nigro said. 

While fleeing, she left the door open to the first-floor apartment, which caused the fire to then immediately spread up the stairs to the fifth floor in the building. 

Nigro said, ‘the stairway acted like a chimney.’ 

Four of the 12 victims in the fire were apart of the same family. Two-year-old Kylie Francis, seven-year-old Kelesha Francis, 37-year-old Karen Francis and 19-year-old Shawntay Young all sadly perished.