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More Than 100 Firefighters Battle Large Brush Fire in Staten Island

November 13, 2015 4:19pm | Updated November 13, 2015 4:19pm
Firefighters were battling a large brush fire in Staten Island on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015.
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OAKWOOD — More than 100 firefighters were battling a large brush fire in Staten Island Friday afternoon, officials said.

The FDNY responded to the blaze at about 1:16 p.m. at 575 Kissam Ave., a spokesman for the agency said.

Approximately 140 firefighters responded to the three-alarm brush fire and were still working to put it under control at 2 p.m.

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