At least 19 people have died in a high-rise apartment fire in the Bronx on Sunday, New York City officials said. “This is going to be one of the worst fires we have witnessed here in modern times in the City of New York,” Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference on Sunday. The death toll of 19 was confirmed by Stefan Ringel, a senior adviser to Adams. Ringel later confirmed to The Associated Press that nine children died, noting that they were aged 16 and younger. Thirty-two people were transported to five hospitals, with the majority of the victims suffering from severe smoke inhalation, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. Firefighters “found victims on every floor and were taking them out in cardiac and respiratory arrest,” he said. “That is unprecedented in our city. We expect there to be numerous fatalities.” Nigro compared the severity of the fire to the …