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Fire Rips Through Crown Heights Apartment Building Tuesday, FDNY Says

February 16, 2016 4:00pm | Updated February 16, 2016 4:00pm
A fire broke out at 1481 Sterling Place in Crown Heights Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2016.
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Frank Nelson

CROWN HEIGHTS — An apartment building was badly damaged after a fire Tuesday afternoon, according to the FDNY and witnesses.

The blaze broke out in the three-story building at 1481 Sterling Place near Rochester Avenue a little after 3 p.m., an FDNY spokesman said.

There were two civilians and two firefighters who suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

The cause of fire was under investigation. 

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