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Bravest battle huge Bx. blaze

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Help is here: A firefighter is taken away on a stretcher as fellow Bravest battle a huge fire in The Bronx. Two firefighters were hurt when part of the burning collapsed on them, fire officials said.

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Firefighters use a ladder truck to combat the fire as it rages below.

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Firefighters drag a comrade to safety after part of the building collapsed.

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Hard day's work: A firefighter tries to catch his breath.

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Smoke billows as firefighters use hoses to douse the burning buildings.

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Crowds watch as flames erupt from the burning building.

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A fire truck ladder is obscured by smoke as flame shoots from the top of the burning building.

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An exhausted firefighter takes a well-deserved break.

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A fireman gestures to his comrades from the roof of a burning building.

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A firefighter on a ladder breaks a window to get access to the fire inside.

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Stopping the spread: Firefighters from the air and the street put water on the fire after it jumped to an adjacent building.

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Firefighters use a parked car for support as the spray water on a burning building.