Mourners throng funeral of seven Jewish children killed in New York fire

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - The funeral of seven Orthodox Jewish children who perished in one of New York's deadliest fires in years drew a sea of mourners on Sunday to a Brooklyn neighborhood where the blaze has raised concerns about the safety of Sabbath cooking practices. Around the corner from the home where only the mother and one of her eight children survived the early Saturday blaze, the Fire Department of New York handed out pamphlets titled "Fire Safety for Jewish Observances" as well as smoke alarms and batteries. The fire department blamed a malfunctioning electric hotplate for the fire that raced through the home at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, killing the children, ages 5 to 16. The blaze critically injured their 15-year-old sister, Siporah, and mother, Gayle Sassoon, 45.
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