Cardi B will cover the funeral costs for victims of deadly Bronx blaze that killed 17 people in her hometown: ‘I cannot begin to imagine the pain’

Rapper Cardi B is helping to pay for the funerals of victims of the high-rise fire that killed 17

people, including eight children, in her native borough of the Bronx earlier this month.

‘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 the Grammy-winning recording artist in a statement released

Wednesday through the NYC mayor’s office.

‘I cannot pegin to imagine the pain and anguish that the families of the vi_tims are experiencing

but hope that not having to worry about the costs associated with burying their loved ones will

help as they move forward and heal. I send my prayers and condolences to everyone affected

by this horrific tragedy.’

The city says the partnership’ with ardi, real name Belcalis Almanzar will include the costs of

‘repatriation expenses for some victims buried in The Gambia,’ where many of the 19-story

building’s residents are from

The average funeral in the US costs $7,348 per person, according to the National Funeral

Directors Association, meaning Cardi is on the hook for at least $133,416.

The 1/ victims ranged in age from two to 50 and died from smoke inhalation caused by a faulty

space heater in a third-floor unit that investigators believe was left running uninterrupted for

days.

Cardi B, 29 is stepping up to pay for the funeral costs for the victims of the deadly Bronx blaze

that killed 1/ people Above, Cardi at the American Music Awards in November

Mayor Eric Adams said: ‘We are yrateful for Cardi B, a real superstar on and off the mic, for

granting some critical financial relief to families of the victims’

Mayor Eric Adams said: ‘We are yrateful for Cardi B, a real superstar on and off the mic, for

granting some critical financial relief to families of the victims.

‘The city will be forever thankful to her and also to the grassroots donors and corporate partners

who have been able to offer immediate support for our neighbors in need, to reestablish

themselves during this difficult time.’

It is unclear how much money she donated to the city’s fund, which has already raised more

than $2.5 million. The mayor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment

Cardi, 29, was raised in the Highbridge neighborhood and attended Herbert H. Lehman High

School in the Bronx

Cardi, 29, was raised in the Highbridge neighborhood and attended Herbert H. Lehman High

School in the Bronx.

She often references the borough in her music, lil.e in the 2017 song Bronx Season.

The rapper is known for her extravagant giving. She presented her husband, rapper Offset of

Migos, with a $2 million check at his birthday party last month, TMZ reports.

On Sunday, New York Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin announced that the state of New York

would be granting $2 million to a fund for the victims.

The fund ‘will provide tenants with case manayement services, personal property replacement,

and relocation and rental assistance to help address critical household needs,’ according to a

press release from Governor Kathy Hochul’s office.

‘I cannot begin to imagine the pain and anguish that the families of the victims are experiencing,

but I hope that not having to worry about the costs associated with burying their loved ones will

help as they move forward and heal,’ Cardi said in a statement

Fat Joe, a Bronx native, also started a relief fund for those affected by the fire, and has received

contriputions from Jay-Z and DJ Khaled.

‘I need all my people world wide to come together for the families devastated by the fire in the

Bronx,’ he wrote on Instagram last week. ‘I’m donating and I’m asking everyone that has a

Heart to donate. these people are mostly immigrants that have no where to go they lost

everything. it’s 10 degrees in the Bronx today!’

Officials blamed a faulty space heater in a third-floor apartment for the blaze, which spewed

plumes of suffocating smoke that quickly rose through the stairwell of the 19-story building.

Fire officials also found that the entry door to the unit where the flames ignited failed to

automatically close – as it is designed to do – when the family residing inside fled.

Fire experts found several faulty self-closing doors in a Bronx apartment complex where a fire

left 17 dead on Sunday. Investigators also believe the building’s older fire safety measures

contributed to the spread of the fire

Some residents said space heaters were sometimes needed to supplement the building’s heat

and that repairs weren’t always timely.

The fire at the 19-story Twin Parks North West Building was New York City’s deadliest since

1990.

All 17 victims of the horrific January 9 fire have since been named.

The deceased are: Fatoumata Drammeh, 50; Foutmala Drammeh, 21; Muhammed Drammeh,

12; Nyumaaisha Drammeh, 19; Haji Dukary, 49; Fatoumata Dukureh, five; Haja Dukureh, 37;

Mariam Dukureh, 11; Mustapha Dukureh, 12; Omar Jambang, six; Sera Janneh, 27; Haouwa

Mahamadou, five; Seydou Toure, 12; Fatoumata Tunkara, 43; Isatou Jabbie, 31; Hagi Jawara,

47; Ousmane Konteh, two.

Isatou Jabbie, 31, and husband Hagi Jawara, 41, were confirmed dead Monday after the Bronx

apartment building fire by Jawara’s brother Yusupha

In addition, the fire also left 32 people hospitalized and 63 people in total were injured.

In the wake of the deaths, a coalition of officials, including federal, state and city lawmakers

announced a legislative agenda they hoped would stiffen fire codes and building standards to

prevent similar tragedies from happening.

On Sunday, more than two do en men came together to push 15 caskets down Bronx streets,

as the close-knit Gambian community came together to mourn those who died in the fire.

A long line of black hearses began lining up outside the Islamic Cultural Center in Fordham

Heights just after 10 am, according to the New York Times, and the men soon gathered around

the caskets to transport the remains of their friends and family into the front of the prayer hall.

Hundreds of mourners were gathered inside to pay their final respects to 15 of the 17 victims of

a Bronx apartment building fire, with women on the second floor consoling each other as the

men prayed below.

Many hundreds more sat in tents lining East 166th Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx

where they peeked through windows or watched the funeral service via livestream.

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