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Fire Breaks Out in West 49th Street Apartment Building

By Mary Johnson | February 29, 2012 12:20pm
A fire broke out in a Hell's Kitchen apartment building on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
A fire broke out in a Hell's Kitchen apartment building on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
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HELL'S KITCHEN — A fire broke out in a residential building on West 49th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, fire officials said.

The fire started around 11 a.m. on the first floor of a seven-story apartment building at 531 W. 49th Street near Eleventh Avenue.

No injuries were reported, and the fire was brought under control around 11:30 a.m., a fire spokesman said.