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Multiple Cars Burst Into Flames Inside Pier 40 Parking Garage

 Multiple cars ignited within the Pier 40 parking garage Friday May 31, 2013.
Multiple cars ignited within the Pier 40 parking garage Friday May 31, 2013.
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MANHATTAN — Several cars within a parking garage at Pier 40 in the West Village suddenly burst into flames Friday morning, fire officials and garage staff said.

The autos ignited about 6:21 a.m. inside the Pier 40 Parking garage, near West Street and West Houston Street, and were extinguished about 7:10 a.m., an FDNY spokesman said.

Fire marshals are investigating what sparked the blaze, he added.

No one was injured in the fire, the spokesman said.

A parking garage attendant at the Pier 40 Parking Garage, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is run by Central Parking, declined to comment.