A candle left burning ignited a predawn fire Friday at a Hempstead apartment building, forcing "numerous" people to flee to their balconies, where they were rescued by some of the more than 100 firefighters who helped extinguish the blaze, officials said. Credit: Howard Schnapp, Paul Mazza

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