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Child seriously hurt in Long Island City apartment fire

NEW YORK -- At least five people, including a child, were hurt in an apartment fire in Queens on Friday night.

As CBS2's Cory James reported, it started around 9 p.m. at a six-story building on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City.

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Firefighters said the flames broke out inside a fifth floor apartment.

Five people were injured, including a child who was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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