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Officials: Arson probe in fatal Manhattan apartment fire

FDNY presonnel responded to a fire at 41

Photo credit: C.S. Muncy | FDNY presonnel responded to a fire at 41 Spring Street in Manhattan. Fire fighters were met with heavy flames and smoke from the rear of the building. (Jan. 10, 2013)

One person died and nine others were injured Thursday night in a five-alarm apartment building fire in lower Manhattan being investigated as an arson.

The NYPD said a 45-year-old male resident of the building has been taken into custody in connection with the blaze.

Witnesses told the NYPD the suspect started the fire on the second floor of the building after a domestic dispute with...

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