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11 FDNY Firefighters Injured During Manhattan Fire

10 firefighters transported for treatment of minor injuries.

NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven firefighters suffered minor injuries during an early morning fire in Upper Manhattan.

A fire department spokesman says the fire at 531 W. 217th Street was reported at 2:51 a.m. and brought under control by 4:23 a.m. Friday.

Over 36 units and more than 155 firefighters responded to the blaze at the multiple two-story dwelling.

Ten firefighters were transported to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Another firefighter refused medical attention.