3 Hurt as 4-Alarm Blaze Devours NYC Apartment Building

At least three people were hurt when a four-alarm blaze tore through an apartment building in the Bronx early Friday, fire officials say. 

The fire broke out at the Watson Avenue building in Soundview shortly after 6 a.m. and quickly escalated to four alarms, with nearly 150 firefighters converging on the scene.

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All of the victims are civilians at this point, and fire officials say all are expected to survive. Details on the nature of their injuries weren't immediately available.

A cause of the fire, which shrouded the entire building in smoke, is under investigation. It remained raging out of control 70 minutes after it broke out. 

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