Flames broke out at a liquor store on Broadway in Hamilton Heights on Saturday afternoon.
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As people waited for firefighters to arrive, one man grabbed a fire extinguisher from next door and got to work putting the flames out himself.
Firefighters arrived a short time later and took over.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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