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Fire in Lower East Side High-Rise Hurts One

February 24, 2012 9:26am | Updated February 24, 2012 9:26am
A fire broke out at 475 FDR Drive on Feb. 24, 2012.
A fire broke out at 475 FDR Drive on Feb. 24, 2012.
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LOWER EAST SIDE — A fire broke out in a high-rise building near the FDR Drive early Friday, officials said.

The blaze started in a first-floor apartment at 475 FDR Drive about 1 a.m., FDNY officials said.

One person suffered a minor injury, but was not taken to a hospital.

The single-alarm fire in the 21-story building was under control about 30 minutes later, officials said.

The cause was not immediately known.

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