Fire Breaks Out Twice At Same Building In Lower Manhattan
Firefighters are investigating after a blaze that was extinguished Sunday reignited overnight at a five-story building in lower Manhattan.
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Firefighters are investigating after a blaze that was extinguished Sunday reignited overnight at a five-story building in lower Manhattan.
The fire broke out inside the fourth floor of a brownstone at 977 Grant Avenue. The call came in around 3:10 Sunday morning. It took 60 firefighters about a half an hour to bring the fire under control.
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The fire broke out at around 11:30 a.m. There were no injuries. Evacuations were not required.
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