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    A six-alarm fire ripped through three buildings in Union City, NJ, on Jan. 24, 2014. Firefighters from North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue battling the blaze were hampered by frigid temperatures and ice. Nearly 60 people were left homeless.

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