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11 injured, including 10 firefighters, in 4-alarm Bronx fire

A crew of 168 firefighters spent two hours quenching the flames on Grand Concourse Ave. near E. 165th St. in Morrisania early Wednesday.
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A crew of 168 firefighters spent two hours quenching the flames on Grand Concourse Ave. near E. 165th St. in Morrisania early Wednesday.
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A four-alarm blaze in the Bronx left 11 people injured — 10 of them firefighters — Wednesday morning, a fire department spokesman said.

The fire started on Grand Concourse Ave. near E. 165th St. in Morrisania just after 4 a.m., fire officials said.

One person was taken to an area hospital and listed in serious but non-life-threatening condition, officials said.

A fire department spokesman said 10 firefighters were also taken to area hospitals, all with minor injuries.

The fire was extinguished after 168 smoke-eaters battled the blaze for more than two hours. Fire officials were investigating the cause Wednesday morning.

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