By Associated Press - Wednesday, March 1, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) - More than 160 firefighters battled a 4-alarm fire in the Bronx that spread to several row houses.

The blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon on the top floor of a home in Claremont Village. One civilian and five firefighters suffered minor injuries in the fire before it was brought under control.

The Red Cross is assisting 20 families displaced by the blaze.



Officials did not say what started the fire.

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