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7 FDNY FFs injured battling Staten Island house fire

138 firefighters from 33 units worked for two hours to put out the blaze

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Video footage from the scene shows flames coming from the top of the home, after devouring all three levels, the FDNY confirmed.

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By Rachel Engel

NEW YORK — Seven FDNY firefighters were injured battling a house blaze on Staten Island.

A fire at a two-story home on Staten Island required 138 responders from 33 units to extinguish, with seven FDNY members sustaining minor injuries, PIX 11 reported.

Video footage from the scene shows flames coming from the top of the home, after devouring all three levels, the FDNY confirmed.

Four occupants escaped the house on their own when the fire started.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.