Worse Fire in NYC Since 1990 Claims 9 Lives; 4 FF...infant and boys ages 4 and 9, authorities said. A woman...the woman as saying. The fire destroyed the home's basement...with 17 children among them. Fire Department spokesman Seth Andrews confirmed...5 seriously. The injured included 4 firefighters and another emergency worker...spokesman Errol Schneer said. The fire was reported shortly after 2300...