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2 homes destroyed in University Heights fire

Two homes are destroyed after a fast-moving overnight fire in University Heights. News 12 the Bronx is told that 106 firefighters worked for nearly an hour to extinguish the blaze at 70 West 181st

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Apr 10, 2015, 3:50 PM

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