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GRAVESEND, N.Y. (CBS 2/AP) - Fire officials say 10 people were injured, three seriously, in a morning apartment house fire in Brooklyn.
The NYPD says they reported to a fire on the top floor of a six-story building in the Gravesend section at 2:38 a.m. Friday. The fire was confined to one apartment and was brought under control at 3:55 a.m.
It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to get the flames under control, CBS 2's Mark Morgan reports.
One first-floor resident told CBS 2 HD he was helping occupants out of the building through his window.
All the injured were taken to area hospital. Three residents were in serious condition suffering from smoke inhalation. Another civilian had minor injuries.
Six firefighters also suffered minor injuries.
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