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Two children, one teen killed in Coney Island high-rise fire

Two children and one teenager died Wednesday night when a fire ripped through an apartment in a Coney Island high-rise building. Witnesses say they saw 16-year-old Ricardo Clarke shouting out his window

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Two children, one teen killed in Coney Island high-rise fire

Two children and one teenager died Wednesday night when a fire ripped through an apartment in a Coney Island high-rise building. Witnesses say they saw 16-year-old Ricardo Clarke shouting out his window

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