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Fatal Fire in Bronx Apartment Building, Officials Say

February 15, 2013 8:21am | Updated February 15, 2013 8:21am
One person died when the fifth floor of 2977 Bainbridge Ave. erupted in flames early Friday Feb. 15, 2013.
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NORWOOD — One person died after a blaze tore through the fifth floor of a Bainbridge Avenue apartment building Friday morning, according to the FDNY.

Firefighters found the unidentified victim at 7:26 a.m. when they arrived at 2977 Bainbridge Ave., a fire spokesman said.

The inferno was contained to the fifth floor of the six-story building, but firefighters were still battling it about 30 minutes later, the spokesman said.

No other injuries had been reported.

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