Firefighters battle heavy blaze at high-rise building in East Village

EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Firefighters battled a heavy fire on the first floor of a 12-story building in the East Village.

The 2nd-alarm fire was reported Monday evening at a building on Avenue A.
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The fire appeared to burn in a store on the first floor.



There were at least 100 firefighters on the scene before the fire was placed under control by 5:45 p.m.

So far no injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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The fire comes one day after the devastating fire in the Bronx that left 17 people dead and dozens injured.

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