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4-Alarm Fire Tears Through Commercial Building In Flushing, Queens

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A four alarm fire tore through a commercial building in Flushing, Queens.

More than 160 firefighters responded to the strip of stores and restaurants on 38th Avenue and Main Street just after 11 p.m. Friday.

It took more than six hours to get it under control.

The FDNY says the fire broke out in the basement of one of the businesses, then spread to the higher floors.

One firefighter was treated for a minor injury and is expected to be OK.

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