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Firefighter Injured in Harlem Blaze, Officials Say

By DNAinfo Staff on January 1, 2013 10:59am

 The Fire Department says a blaze broke out at 6:30 a.m. on Jan 1, 2013 at 135 W. 141st St.
The Fire Department says a blaze broke out at 6:30 a.m. on Jan 1, 2013 at 135 W. 141st St.
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HARLEM — A two-alarm fire tore through a six-story residential building in Harlem Tuesday morning, injuring one firefighter, officials said.

The hurt firefighter was taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital with minor injuries, an FDNY spokesman said.

The fire broke out at 6:30 a.m. at 135 W. 141st St., the Fire Department spokesman said.

The huge blaze took 106 firefighters to tackle. It was under control by 8:08 a.m., the spokesman said. 

It is unclear what caused the fire.