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Bronx Fire Leaves 20 Displaced

A three-alarm fire on Washington Avenue in the Bronx Friday evening left 20 displaced from their homes and left five firefighters with minor injuries.

According to authorities, the fire began shortly before 5:30 p.m. in an unoccupied three-story building, and then spread to four more three-story buildings, three of which were occupied.

The fire was reported to be under control shortly after 8:00 p.m.

Of 138 fire fighters who helped but out the fire, five received minor injuries.

No residents were injured, but 13 adults and seven children were forced out of their homes.

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Candles Blamed For Bronx Fire That Injured Dozens

Fire officials say candles are to blame for an early-morning fire at a Bronx apartment building that sent two dozen people to the hospital Wednesday.

Flames broke out around 6 a.m. inside a building on Woodycrest Avenue, injuring at least 23 residents and five firefighters.

Two of the victims remain in serious condition.

The building is just up the block from the scene of the deadly fire last year that left ten people dead, including nine children.

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