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A car fire broke out in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx on Saturday night, May 30, drawing a response from the FDNY, department officials said.
An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a 911 call at 9.49 p.m. on Saturday night for a report of a car fire at 2724 University Avenue, located between West 195th Street and West Kingsbridge Road.
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They said the fire was extinguished by the first arriving fire companies and there were no reported injuries. They said the incident was closed at 10.14 p.m.
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