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Firefighters tackle apartment fire on 68th Street in Brooklyn

The Red Cross helped relocate displaced residents to temporary housing.

News 12 Staff

Jul 5, 2023, 6:11 AM

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Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning to 68th Street in Bensonhurst for an apartment fire.

The FDNY tweeted the fire happened at around 3 a.m. and was placed under control in under an hour.

There's no official cause of the fire, but one neighbor who lived inside said he was told it was because of an e-bike.

The Red Cross helped relocate displaced residents to temporary housing.

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