Three brothers and 10-month-old girl killed in house fire as they ‘screamed for help’

Brothers Ahmed Saleh, Mohamed Waleed Ahmed, and Kalheed Waleed Ban Saleh were killed in the blaze, along with Ahmed's daughter Bareh Saleh — Brothers Ahmed Saleh, Mohamed Waleed Ahmed, and Kalheed Waleed Ban Saleh were killed in the blaze, along with Ahmed’s daughter Bareh Saleh (Pictures: Fire Department of New York / NBC)

A massive house fire left three children and one adult dead early on Sunday morning.

Residents in the Castle Hill neighborhood in the Bronx woke up to children screaming in terror around 6am as Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighters rushed to the scene.

‘Units arrived in a little over four minutes and found heavy fire on the first and second floors,’ FDNY Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Brennan stated. ‘We immediately went to work removing some of the victims, and a second alarm was quickly transmitted.’

The victims were all members of the same Bronx family. Ahmed Saleh, 22, was killed along with his younger brothers, Mohamed Waleed Ahmed, 12, and Kalheed Waleed Ban Saleh, 10. The two younger brothers were pronounced dead at the scene.

Three little kids and a young dad died in a raging Bronx house fire early Sunday ? as the terrified children desperately banged on the windows crying and screaming ?Help me, God!? shaken neighbors and authorities said. ?You could see their little hands banging on the windows,? resident Merlyn Persaue, 60, recounted through tears. ?They were screaming, the children, ?Hey Allah! Hey Allah!? which means, ?Help me, God! Help me, God.? ?I see the hands in the windows, and then the flames wash up on the windows, and then there was no more sound,? the neighbor said. The dead victims included three brothers, ages 10, 12 and 22, relatives and neighbors said. The tragic 22-year-old brother?s baby, a 10-month-old girl, also died, they said. ?They were trapped,? Persaue said of the victims. ?Three guys were running up the stairs and kicking the doors as hard as they could but they couldn?t open them. They kept trying till it was too late.? — Firefighters respond to the house fire in Castle Hill, the Bronx (Picture: FDNY)

Ahmed’s 10-month-old daughter, Barah Saleh, was also killed in the blaze.

Ahmed and Barah were taken to a local hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. Barah’s 21-year-old mother survived the flames, but remains hospitalized in critical condition as of Monday.

Another 41-year-old man was also critically injured.

Isaac Daylam, Barah’s maternal uncle, told the New York Daily News the children were having a sleepover. His sister managed to get to safety, but went back into the house and tried desperately to get the remaining children out.

‘She got some people out of the house but when she went back inside, the flames had overtaken the house and the windows burst,’ Daylam said.

Ten-month-old Barah Saleh, her father and two of her cousins died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 due to a fire on Quimby Ave. near Castle Hill Ave. in the Bronx. Three little kids and a young dad died in a raging Bronx house fire early Sunday ? as the terrified children desperately banged on the windows crying and screaming ?Help me, God!? shaken neighbors and authorities said. ?You could see their little hands banging on the windows,? resident Merlyn Persaue, 60, recounted through tears. ?They were screaming, the children, ?Hey Allah! Hey Allah!? which means, ?Help me, God! Help me, God.? ?I see the hands in the windows, and then the flames wash up on the windows, and then there was no more sound,? the neighbor said. The dead victims included three brothers, ages 10, 12 and 22, relatives and neighbors said. The tragic 22-year-old brother?s baby, a 10-month-old girl, also died, they said. ?They were trapped,? Persaue said of the victims. ?Three guys were running up the stairs and kicking the doors as hard as they could but they couldn?t open them. They kept trying till it was too late.? — Barah Saleh, Ahmed Saleh’s 10-month-old daughter, died after being rescued from the fire (Picture: NBC)

Three firefighters sustained ‘minor injuries’ while battling the blaze, the FDNY stated on Monday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrived at the scene on Sunday afternoon to inspect the damage alongside fire officials.

‘When you lose three children, I have an obligation to come here and be here for the block,’ he told reporters outside the devastated home. ‘We are going to be here for the family to make sure that we can assist with all of the burials and any support that they need at this time.’

Adams confirmed the cause of the fire is being investigated, but FDNY officials do not think it is criminal.

‘We are heartbroken at the loss of lives, including children and those residents who are in the hospital with serious injuries,’ Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson stated on Sunday. ‘Sadly, we are reminded of the horrific residential fires in our borough that have taken too many lives and have left us collectively traumatized.’

Earlier this year, a d e v a s t a t i n g fire in a Bronx apartment building left 19 dead and dozens more injured.

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Three brothers and 10-month-old girl killed in house fire as they ‘screamed for help’

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