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Fire Breaks Out in Midtown Duane Reade, FDNY Says

By  Christian McLamb and Aidan Gardiner | November 26, 2013 10:33am 

 A fire broke out in the rear of a Duane Reade blocks from Times Square, the FDNY said.
A fire broke out in the rear of a Duane Reade blocks from Times Square, the FDNY said.
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MIDTOWN — A fire broke out in the rear of a Duane Reade near Times Square Tuesday morning, the FDNY said.

About 60 firefighters raced to the drug store, at Broadway near 52nd Street, when an electrical panel there burst into flames about 9:30 a.m., the FDNY said.

No injuries were immediately reported, a fire spokesman said.

The fire was brought under control about 10 a.m., the FDNY said.