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Injury Count In Brooklyn 3-Alarm Fire Climbs To 40
NEW YORK - Fire officials say the number of injuries from a weekend fire at a Brooklyn apartment building has risen to 40. Nine are in critical condition.
A pedestrian stops to look at a building that caught fire earlier in the day in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, March 13, 2011. Fire officials say a blaze in a Brooklyn apartment building has injured 31 people, four of them critically.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Emergency responders look at a building that caught fire earlier in the day in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, March 13, 2011. Fire officials say a blaze in a Brooklyn apartment building has injured 31 people, four of them critically.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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The blaze at the four-story building at 61st Street broke out around 5 a.m. Sunday, and was brought under control about two and a half hours later.
The fire department says eight people are critically hurt, four of them with life-threatening injuries.
A firefighter also suffered non-life-threatening critical injuries.
The fire department says 11 other firefighters and 20 civilians suffered minor injuries.
Fire officials initially said a total of 31 people were injured in the fire.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
A pedestrian stops to look at a building that caught fire earlier in the day in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, March 13, 2011. Fire officials say a blaze in a Brooklyn apartment building has injured 31 people, four of them critically.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Emergency responders look at a building that caught fire earlier in the day in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, March 13, 2011. Fire officials say a blaze in a Brooklyn apartment building has injured 31 people, four of them critically.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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The blaze at the four-story building at 61st Street broke out around 5 a.m. Sunday, and was brought under control about two and a half hours later.
The fire department says eight people are critically hurt, four of them with life-threatening injuries.
A firefighter also suffered non-life-threatening critical injuries.
The fire department says 11 other firefighters and 20 civilians suffered minor injuries.
Fire officials initially said a total of 31 people were injured in the fire.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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