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Firefighter injured battling blaze in Queens returns home after over 3 weeks in hospital

By CBS New York Team

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Firefighter released from hospital weeks after battling Queens fire

NEW YORK -- An FDNY firefighter returned home Friday after spending weeks in the hospital.

James Spoto was released from New York Presbyterian Hospital on Friday afternoon.

READ MORE: 9 firefighters injured in wind-driven fire across several buildings in Queens

He was hurt battling a five-alarm fire in Queens on March 7.

The fire destroyed four houses and displaced more than a dozen people. At least nine firefighters were injured.

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