NEW YORK \u2014 One person died and more than a dozen others, including a firefighter, were hospitalized after a massive fire, sparked by a gas explosion, tore through the top of a Bronx high-rise early Saturday, officials said.<\/p>\n
The four-alarm blaze broke out on the top floors of the 17-story Bivona Street building near Reeds Mill Lane in the Baychester neighborhood of the Bronx just before 12:15 a.m.<\/p>\n
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