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Aug. 5, 2019 / 9:56 AM

Firefighters, baby hurt in apartment fire in New York City

Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Five firefighters and a 9-month-old baby were hurt in a seven-alarm apartment fire in New York City early Monday morning.

The fire started about 5:30 a.m. in a six-story building on McCellan Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx. The fire started in a grocery store on the first level and spread throughout the building.

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The injuries are not life threatening. No cause has been determined.

By 8 a.m. EDT, the fire still wasn't under control.

Drone footage shows more than a dozen firefighters on the roof of the apartment surrounded by white smoke.

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