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Three Injured In Chelsea Fire, FDNY Says

June 10, 2014 8:48am | Updated June 10, 2014 8:48am
More than 60 firefighters responded to a 10th Avenue blaze Tuesday morning, the FDNY said.
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CHELSEA — More than 60 firefighters battled a blaze on the 10th floor of a NYCHA building Tuesday morning, the FDNY said.

The fire broke out in the Elliot Houses on 10th Avenue, just off 26th Street, around 6:54 a.m., fire officials said. It was extinguished about 25 minutes later.

Two civilians and a firefighter were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, FDNY officials said.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation.

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