Cardi B, performed here at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2019, offered to cover the funeral costs for victims of New York’s deadliest fire in three decades.
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Cardi B, performed here at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2019, offered to cover the funeral costs for victims of New York’s deadliest fire in three decades.
Amy Harris / Invision / AP File Photo
NEW YORK – Cardi B offered to pay for all funeral expenses 17 people died in a fire that consumed a tall building in New York City.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced that the Grammy-winning rapper had offered financial relief to the victims of the Bronx fires, where she grew up.
Many of the victims had ties to the Gambia, and the families of some of the victims planned to bury them in their West African homeland. The mayor’s office said Cardi B had committed to cover the repatriation costs of the victims to be buried in Gambia.
“I’m incredibly proud to be from the Bronx and I have so many family and friends who still live and work there. So when I heard about the fire and all the victims, I knew what I needed to do. something to help,” said Cardi B in a statement. “I can’t begin to imagine the pain and anguish the families of the victims are going through, but I hope there’s nothing to worry about. About the costs involved in burying their loved one will help as they move forward and heal. My prayers and condolences go out to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy. ”
The fire, New York City’s deadliest in three decades, was sparked by a faulty space heater, according to authorities.
