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Fire Damages Liquor Store Basement in Washington Heights

February 7, 2011 2:07pm | Updated February 7, 2011 2:07pm
Workers from the neighboring grocery store stood outside the liquor store after the firefighters had put out the blaze.
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DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni

By Carla Zanoni

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — A basement fire broke out in a six-story building Monday morning, injuring two firefighters, the FDNY said.

The fire, which began in the basement at La Rosa Wine & Liquors at 3906 Broadway at 11:32 a.m., was extinguished at 11:57 a.m., according to officials.

The injured firefighters were taken to New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center with minor injuries, the FDNY said.

A man who identified himself as the owner of La Rosa said that although fire damage was minimal in the store's basement, the room sustained water damage. 

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