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Several rescued from 3 alarm apartment building fire in Buffalo

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BUFFALO, NY - On Saturday, September 20, around 2:20 p.m., Buffalo firefighters responded to a structure fire at 2439 Delaware Avenue.


Units arrived on scene and found heavy smoke and fire conditions in a large three-story apartment building.


Multiple people were evacuated from the building by firefighters.


Four people were transported to Erie County Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, and several others were evaluated in a triage area on scene.


The blaze went to three alarms and was brought under control in about two hours.


Damage estimates were $2.5 million to the structure and contents.


The cause remains under investigation.

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JEFFREY ARNOLDSenior Correspondent

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