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FDNY: 8 Firefighters Injured Battling Bronx Apartment Blaze

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Several firefighters were hurt battling a large fire at a Bronx apartment building on Sunday.

The FDNY said flames broke out on the fifth floor of a building in the Highbridge section of the borough at around noon.

The fire spread to other floors and burned through the roof.

It took nearly 150 firefighters to bring the blaze under control.

The FDNY said eight firefighters and one civilian were treated for injuries.

The cause is under investigation.

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