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Fire at Manhattan Skyline Near St. Patrick's Parade Draws Alarm

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A major fire broke out at a skyscraper near the St. Patrick's Parade route early Wednesday morning on March 17th as emergency sirens blared across Manhattan, prompting widespread alerts for residents in New York City and surrounding areas of United States including states like Georgia Florida Illinois Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Carolina Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Maryland Delaware Nevada Colorado Wyoming Montana Idaho Utah Arizona California Oregon...

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    A major fire broke out in a skyscraper near St. Patrick's Day Parade route on March 17, causing massive smoke.
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    Emergency sirens were sounded across Manhattan following the incident at Grand Central Terminal area.
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    Video footage captured large amounts of thick black and white clouds rising from the burning building.
[Mar 17, 20:46] Sirens sounded in Manhattan; fire reported near St. Patrick's Day Parade route (Topontiki.gr)
[Mar 18, 5:39] Mar Major fire at skyscraper on Grand Central Terminal area confirmed by video footage