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5 firefighters hurt battling blaze at Brooklyn building

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

5 firefighters hurt in Brooklyn commercial building fire

NEW YORK -- Five firefighters were hurt Tuesday after battling flames in a commercial building in Brooklyn.

Citizen video shows huge clouds of smoke coming from Hewes Street in Williamsburg.

The FDNY says the fire started around 11 a.m. and also spread to a building next door.

The firefighters suffered minor injuries.

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