Good Samaritan helps put out fire at Hamilton Heights liquor store

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Sunday, July 17, 2022
Good Samaritan helps to put out fire at Hamilton Heights liquor store
Flames broke out at a liquor store on Broadway in Hamilton Heights on Saturday afternoon.

HAMILTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- It is always good to have a fire extinguisher handy.



Flames broke out at a liquor store on Broadway in Hamilton Heights on Saturday afternoon.



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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