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A two-alarm fire broke out in a Manhattan restaurant Tuesday morning and tore through an apartment building.
Plumes of smoke greeted firefighters as they arrived at 706 Amsterdam Avenue in the Upper West just after 7 a.m.
Nearly 75 firefighters battled the blaze for about an hour before it died down.
"When the men arrived we had a heavy, heavy fire and smoke condition in the store. We had civilians self-evacuating," said FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Devita.
One victim suffered from minor injuries.
Officials blame careless cooking for the fire, which started in a first-floor Chinese restaurant.
The Fire Department is still investigating.
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