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3-Alarm Fire Torches Broadway Theater, FDNY Says

One firefighter was injured in the blaze, the FDNY said.

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(Peter Senzamici/Patch)

MIDTOWN, NY — A three-alarm fire broke out Monday morning at a Broadway theater in Midtown, New York City Fire Department officials said.

According to the FDNY, the fire started around 10 a.m. at 230 West 49th St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue.

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The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, which is currently home to the Book of Mormon musical, had 192 firefighters and medics at the scene responding to the blaze.

The third alarm was called just before 11 a.m.

One firefighter was treated for minor injuries, the FDNY said.

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