by CeFaan Kim
Several business owners in Brooklyn are assessing the damage after a three-alarm fire ripped through a row of stores along Flatbush Avenue early Sunday morning.
The fire gutted seven buildings in Flatlands, including a bagel shop, a supermarket, a Chinese restaurant and a Chase bank.
Firefighters were able to put out the flames within a few hours.
There were no reports of any injuries.
"There was a lot of smoke, like smoke just filled the whole sky," said one witness.
Police officials at the scene tell NY1 it appears the fire started in the Chinese restaurant.
A nearby hardware store owner says his business is okay for the most part, but still has a lot of cleaning up to do.
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