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3 firefighters injured during large apt. fire

Posted at 11:46 AM, Feb 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-27 20:49:25-05

TULSA - Tulsa Fire Department battled a  large apartment fire at 91st Street and Delaware Avenue Saturday afternoon.

Three firefighter have been injured during the fire, but Stan May with the TFD says they have been treated and treated and released from the hospital. 

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May says the fire was determined to be caused by "improperly discarded smoking materials". He says the fire started outside a downstairs apartment and quickly spread up the outside of the structure.

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Six apartments were severely damaged by the fire and the department says the whole building may be lost due to the fire.

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