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Firefighters battle a house fire in Bristol, Tenn., Feb. 17, 2021. As smoke poured through a New York City high-rise Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, killing several people, tenants were faced with life or death decisions about what to do to escape the blaze. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)

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As smoke poured through a New York City high-rise on Sunday, killing 17 people in the Bronx, tenants were faced with a life-or-death decision: Should they stay put or try to escape?

By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press January 13, 2022