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FDNY Battles Blaze in Chinatown: Photos
(AP) NEW YORK
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze that erupted in a six-story building in Chinatown and left seven firefighters with minor injuries.
The fire began in the building around 9:15 p.m. Thursday near East Broadway and Pike Street. A fire department official says it spread through a grocery store on the ground floor and into the apartments above.
The official says no residents were injured.
Four firefighters were taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, and three others refused medical treatment.
The fire was extinguished just after 2 a.m.
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Fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze that erupted in a six-story building in Chinatown and left seven firefighters with minor injuries.
The fire began in the building around 9:15 p.m. Thursday near East Broadway and Pike Street. A fire department official says it spread through a grocery store on the ground floor and into the apartments above.
The official says no residents were injured.
Four firefighters were taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, and three others refused medical treatment.
The fire was extinguished just after 2 a.m.
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Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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