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SoHo Fire

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A smoky fire ripped through a SoHo apartment building tonight injuring five people, the FDNY said.

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" I came back from shopping and when I opened the door, my whole apartment was on fire. I'm in shock," said Acela Dejesu, who lives in the sixth-floor apartment at 196 Elizabeth Street, where the blaze broke out shortly after 6:30 p.m.

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Dejesu and two other civilians as well as two firefighters suffered minor injuries.