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2-alarm fire temporarily closes East Flatbush businesses

Fire crews are trying to determine what caused a two-alarm fire Tuesday morning in East Flatbush. Investigators tell News 12 that the smoke first appeared just before 6 a.m. coming from the basement

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Sep 29, 2015, 8:46 PM

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