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A fire destroyed a home in Borough Park Thursday morning, officials say. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the blaze at 800 East 8th St. at around 6 a.m. It took them close to an hour to get the flames

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Mar 5, 2009, 1:43 PM

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Fire tears through Borough Park building

A fire destroyed a home in Borough Park Thursday morning, officials say. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the blaze at 800 East 8th St. at around 6 a.m. It took them close to an hour to get the flames

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