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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:19AM

A pawn shop caught fire in Queens on Tuesday morning.

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JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — A fire tore through a pawn shop in Jamaica, Queens, early Tuesday morning.

The flames broke out just after 4:30 a.m. inside a corner grocery store on Hillside Avenue.

It then spread to the pawn shop’s second floor before being put out.

The cause of the fire is under investigation

Citizen App video showed the charred exterior of the business.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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