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Person Found Dead In Bronx Building Fire

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- One person died late Wednesday in an extra-alarm fire in a Bronx building.

The fire broke out Wednesday night in the building at 221 W. Kingsbridge Rd. in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, according to the FDNY. The blaze was raised to a second alarm, the FDNY said.

One person was found dead at the scene, the FDNY said.

The FDNY said the building was vacant, and the victim was believed to be a squatter.

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