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Civilians and firefighters hurt in Sheepshead Bay blaze

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

Civilians and firefighters hurt in Sheepshead Bay blaze

NEW YORK -- More than a dozen people were hurt in a fire early Saturday morning in Brooklyn.

The fire started just before 4 a.m. on the first floor of a seven-story building on Homecrest Avenue in Sheepshead Bay.

Twelve civilians and three firefighters suffered minor injuries.

The fire grew to two alarms before firefighters got it under control just after 5 a.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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