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Sparks fly as a firefighter cuts his way into the basement of 588 Henry St. in Carroll Gardens on the night of Oct. 15. Photo courtesy of Marc A. Hermann

All-hands fire injures two in Carroll Gardens

October 21 | Mary Frost

Firefighters battled a nighttime blaze in a five-story, multi-family brownstone...

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