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Four injured in suspicious Manhattan apartment building fire: sources

A woman was injured at the fire on the Upper East Side.
A woman was injured at the fire on the Upper East Side Monday afternoon. Peter Gerber

Four people were injured in a Monday fire at a Manhattan apartment building that is being probed as suspicious, according to fire officials and law enforcement sources.

The blaze erupted around 3:20 p.m. on the first floor of the five-story building on East 63rd Street near 1st Avenue and quickly spread up to the roof, the FDNY said.

Three firefighters and one resident suffered minor injuries, fire officials said.

Fire at 404 East 63rd Street in Manhattan on Monday.
Fire at 404 East 63rd Street in Manhattan on Monday.
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Firefighters battling the fire.
More than 100 firefighters fought the blaze.
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Onlookers watch the building burn.
The fire started after 3 p.m.
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Firefighters extinguished the flames in about 90 minutes. Residents of the 16-unit building were displaced, fire officials said.

Law enforcement sources told The Post the fire is suspicious, and the fire marshal and police are looking for video of the blaze.

Firefighters use a hose to put out the fire.
The fire took 90 minutes to get under control
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The fire reached the roof of the building.
Residents of the building are now displaced.
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A firefighter near the scene of the fire.
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries.
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The owner of a uniform store on the first floor was required to get out of the space by Tuesday – the end of the month, sources said.