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On February 11, 1969, a 5-alarm fire broke out at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) responded with 39 units and 195 firefighters to extinguish the fire.

Source: New York City Fire Department (FDNY) | New York NY

Source Type: Fire

Source Location: New York

Brooklyn

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