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Associated Press - November 7, 2009 9:15 AM ET
NEW YORK (AP) - Three people are dead after a house fire in Queens.
The blaze in a two-story home the borough's Woodside section was reported to firefighters at about 2:45 a.m. Saturday.
Several other victims were hospitalized.
Fire Department officials say the dead were all found in a basement apartment in the home.
Authorities say the building had been illegally divided into several apartments that didn't meet city codes.
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