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Video: N.Y. FFs respond to burning fire engine inside FD repair shop

Buffalo firefighters faced a burning fire engine inside the department’s apparatus shop

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By Aaron Besecker
The Buffalo News

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo firefighters responded to the fire department’s repair shop late Wednesday afternoon for a blaze that caused an estimated $750,000 in damage, according to a city spokesperson.

The fire at 39 Seventh St. was reported a short time after 5:30 p.m.

A fire engine sustained “extensive” damage in the blaze, which also damaged the building.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

No further details were released.

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