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FDNY: Worker's blow torch started Throgs Neck fire

A construction worker's blow torch caused the three-alarm blaze that snarled traffic last week on the Throgs Neck Bridge, a spokesman for the city Fire Department said Monday.

The blaze, which is still being investigated, was accidental, spokesman Steve Ritea said.

The fire broke out about 5 a.m. Friday in scaffolding and construction materials beneath the bridge on the Queens side....

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