<P> The phrase `` The Bronx is burning , '' attributed to Howard Cosell during Game 2 of the 1977 World Series featuring the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers , refers to the arson epidemic caused by the total economic collapse of the South Bronx during the 1970s . During the game , as ABC switched to a generic helicopter shot of the exterior of Yankee Stadium , an uncontrolled fire could clearly be seen burning in the ravaged South Bronx surrounding the park , leading Cosell to intone , `` There it is , ladies and gentlemen , the Bronx is burning . '' </P>
<P> The phrase `` The Bronx is burning , '' attributed to Howard Cosell during Game 2 of the 1977 World Series featuring the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers , refers to the arson epidemic caused by the total economic collapse of the South Bronx during the 1970s . During the game , as ABC switched to a generic helicopter shot of the exterior of Yankee Stadium , an uncontrolled fire could clearly be seen burning in the ravaged South Bronx surrounding the park , leading Cosell to intone , `` There it is , ladies and gentlemen , the Bronx is burning . '' </P>
what part of the bronx was the fire
what part of the bronx was the fire
South Bronx
South Bronx