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Raging Fire Breaks Out at NYC Supermarket, Shoppers and Workers Rush to Escape: FDNY

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Huge flames from inside a Bronx supermarket sent smoke billowing into the air, as the fire erupted when the busy store was filled with shoppers and workers.

The blaze broke out at a C-Town Supermarket on University Avenue in the Morris Heights neighborhood round 5:30 p.m., fire officials said, and quickly grew to 5-alarms. An employee said the grocery market was busy at the time, and noticed smoke coming from near the top of the building, near some cables.

The shoppers and workers were able to run out of the store safely, with the FDNY saying there had only been one person with minor injuries.

Two people who live in the building next door said they heard a loud explosion and ran out from the home.

At least 200 firefighters were at the scene, trying to put out the flames, which were still burning as of 8 p.m. The biggest concern for firefighters quickly became preventing the fire from spreading, with an Exxon gas station located next to the grocery store.

It was not immediately clear what may have sparked the fire.

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Source: NBC New York

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