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Firefighters battling Cruger Avenue fire make gruesome discovery

Firefighters responding to a fire on Cruger Avenue Thursday found a man's body, sparking a homicide investigation.Firefighters say they found the body of the 58-year-old man in his apartment. Investigators

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