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Five Hurt in Seventh-Floor Fire

920 Vermont St, East New York, Brooklyn

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  • Firefighters are responding to a confirmed fire at an eight-story apartment building on Vermont Street in Brooklyn. Smoke has been observed rising from the roof, and emergency services are on the scene.

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Five individuals with minor injuries are being transported to a medical facility for further evaluation.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch, Brooklyn box 1932, citywide response report. Proceed. 1932, patient count remains at 5 Green Tag civilians. The ALS and BLS will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. At the end of this report, conditions are 4, 4 is remaining in medical branch. You can show me 10-8, end of report. 10-4, 10-5, all 5 Green Tags are being transported? 10-4, all 5 will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. 10-4.

Utilities to the affected apartment have been shut down, and the situation is now under control.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Box 1932, notified, utilities and gas and electric are shut down in the apartment. We also have five 10-45s, code 4, evaluated by EMS. They self-evacuated from fire apartment 7J. Secondary is a complete negative draw. We're going to go under control at this time. That's for Deputy Chief Fonamo. 10-4, under control.

The occupants had sheltered in place during the incident.

Occupants of the affected apartment have been checked and are safe.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Action 1932, apartment 7F at the Frank's, 77 Eddy. Occupants have been sheltered in place, have been checked, and are welcome. 10-4. Time of that report, 1844 hours. 30 minutes.

Firefighters report that all visible fire has been extinguished, and searches are complete.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 105 to Brooklyn. Division 105. 1932, primary is a complete negative on Fultz Stairways. They attacked stairways, stairway 8. All visible fire has been knocked, chained off. Time of that report, 1832 hours and duration of the incident is 20 minutes. Thank you for watching.

Firefighters advise they have completed searching most of the building. They advise the fire is inside a seventh floor apartment room.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 15, report live. Division 15. Box 1932, we got a fire on the 7th floor, apartment 7J of a fireproof multiple dwelling. We got water on the fire. We got primaries complete and negative on the 8th floor front wing and 7J, the fire apartment, except for the fire room of the fire apartment. We got two lines stretched, one in operation. Trucks continue to open up. We're going to remain delta at this point. We've got, um,

Firefighters are conducting searches as the continue on working to extinguish the blaze.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 58 to Brooklyn. Battalion 58. Primary searches are being conducted. Trucks are on the fire floor. Two lines stretched, one in operation, and fire is doubtful at this time. The exposures are 1 and the 3, the parking lot. 3 is the rear yard. 4 is the parking lot. 10-4, time of your report, 1824, your duration time, 11 minutes.

Firefighters are actively working to contain the fire on the top floor of the apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 39. Battalion 39. We're going to go with all hands, we've got a top floor job, I'll get back to you when you pull up. Battalion 4. All hands operating on box 1932, 92 Overmont Street, Stanley Avenue, Wertman Avenue, fire's on the top floor of the multiple dwelling. All hands operating box 1932, 92 Overmont.

The fire is in an eight-story apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Announcing the SIDS for a 10-75, box 1932, the address 920 Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Wortman Avenue. It's a multiple dwelling, 8-story, 100 by 4-row, class 1, no standpipe, hand stretch, 1 3⁄4, rear wing, only 7-story, 5 opps. Repeating the SIDS, 10-75, box 1932, 920 Vermont Street. Street.

Firefighters confirm a fire at a multi-unit building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:22
31 to Brooklyn. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling.

Citizen user video shows smoke rising from the roof of a nearby building.

Firefighters are responding to a report of an apartment fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Brooklyn attention, Engine 283, response phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. 283. 83, 10-4. Phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. Multiple blowing. Units in box 1932, citizen information is available, on the call.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 920 Vermont St.

Five individuals with minor injuries are being transported to a medical facility for further evaluation.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch, Brooklyn box 1932, citywide response report. Proceed. 1932, patient count remains at 5 Green Tag civilians. The ALS and BLS will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. At the end of this report, conditions are 4, 4 is remaining in medical branch. You can show me 10-8, end of report. 10-4, 10-5, all 5 Green Tags are being transported? 10-4, all 5 will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. 10-4.

Utilities to the affected apartment have been shut down, and the situation is now under control.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Box 1932, notified, utilities and gas and electric are shut down in the apartment. We also have five 10-45s, code 4, evaluated by EMS. They self-evacuated from fire apartment 7J. Secondary is a complete negative draw. We're going to go under control at this time. That's for Deputy Chief Fonamo. 10-4, under control.

The occupants had sheltered in place during the incident.

Occupants of the affected apartment have been checked and are safe.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Action 1932, apartment 7F at the Frank's, 77 Eddy. Occupants have been sheltered in place, have been checked, and are welcome. 10-4. Time of that report, 1844 hours. 30 minutes.

Firefighters report that all visible fire has been extinguished, and searches are complete.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 105 to Brooklyn. Division 105. 1932, primary is a complete negative on Fultz Stairways. They attacked stairways, stairway 8. All visible fire has been knocked, chained off. Time of that report, 1832 hours and duration of the incident is 20 minutes. Thank you for watching.

Firefighters advise they have completed searching most of the building. They advise the fire is inside a seventh floor apartment room.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 15, report live. Division 15. Box 1932, we got a fire on the 7th floor, apartment 7J of a fireproof multiple dwelling. We got water on the fire. We got primaries complete and negative on the 8th floor front wing and 7J, the fire apartment, except for the fire room of the fire apartment. We got two lines stretched, one in operation. Trucks continue to open up. We're going to remain delta at this point. We've got, um,

Firefighters are conducting searches as the continue on working to extinguish the blaze.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 58 to Brooklyn. Battalion 58. Primary searches are being conducted. Trucks are on the fire floor. Two lines stretched, one in operation, and fire is doubtful at this time. The exposures are 1 and the 3, the parking lot. 3 is the rear yard. 4 is the parking lot. 10-4, time of your report, 1824, your duration time, 11 minutes.

Firefighters are actively working to contain the fire on the top floor of the apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 39. Battalion 39. We're going to go with all hands, we've got a top floor job, I'll get back to you when you pull up. Battalion 4. All hands operating on box 1932, 92 Overmont Street, Stanley Avenue, Wertman Avenue, fire's on the top floor of the multiple dwelling. All hands operating box 1932, 92 Overmont.

The fire is in an eight-story apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Announcing the SIDS for a 10-75, box 1932, the address 920 Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Wortman Avenue. It's a multiple dwelling, 8-story, 100 by 4-row, class 1, no standpipe, hand stretch, 1 3⁄4, rear wing, only 7-story, 5 opps. Repeating the SIDS, 10-75, box 1932, 920 Vermont Street. Street.

Firefighters confirm a fire at a multi-unit building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:22
31 to Brooklyn. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling.

Citizen user video shows smoke rising from the roof of a nearby building.

Firefighters are responding to a report of an apartment fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Brooklyn attention, Engine 283, response phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. 283. 83, 10-4. Phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. Multiple blowing. Units in box 1932, citizen information is available, on the call.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 920 Vermont St.

Five individuals with minor injuries are being transported to a medical facility for further evaluation.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch, Brooklyn box 1932, citywide response report. Proceed. 1932, patient count remains at 5 Green Tag civilians. The ALS and BLS will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. At the end of this report, conditions are 4, 4 is remaining in medical branch. You can show me 10-8, end of report. 10-4, 10-5, all 5 Green Tags are being transported? 10-4, all 5 will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. 10-4.

Utilities to the affected apartment have been shut down, and the situation is now under control.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Box 1932, notified, utilities and gas and electric are shut down in the apartment. We also have five 10-45s, code 4, evaluated by EMS. They self-evacuated from fire apartment 7J. Secondary is a complete negative draw. We're going to go under control at this time. That's for Deputy Chief Fonamo. 10-4, under control.

The occupants had sheltered in place during the incident.

Occupants of the affected apartment have been checked and are safe.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Action 1932, apartment 7F at the Frank's, 77 Eddy. Occupants have been sheltered in place, have been checked, and are welcome. 10-4. Time of that report, 1844 hours. 30 minutes.

Firefighters report that all visible fire has been extinguished, and searches are complete.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 105 to Brooklyn. Division 105. 1932, primary is a complete negative on Fultz Stairways. They attacked stairways, stairway 8. All visible fire has been knocked, chained off. Time of that report, 1832 hours and duration of the incident is 20 minutes. Thank you for watching.

Firefighters advise they have completed searching most of the building. They advise the fire is inside a seventh floor apartment room.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 15, report live. Division 15. Box 1932, we got a fire on the 7th floor, apartment 7J of a fireproof multiple dwelling. We got water on the fire. We got primaries complete and negative on the 8th floor front wing and 7J, the fire apartment, except for the fire room of the fire apartment. We got two lines stretched, one in operation. Trucks continue to open up. We're going to remain delta at this point. We've got, um,

Firefighters are conducting searches as the continue on working to extinguish the blaze.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 58 to Brooklyn. Battalion 58. Primary searches are being conducted. Trucks are on the fire floor. Two lines stretched, one in operation, and fire is doubtful at this time. The exposures are 1 and the 3, the parking lot. 3 is the rear yard. 4 is the parking lot. 10-4, time of your report, 1824, your duration time, 11 minutes.

Firefighters are actively working to contain the fire on the top floor of the apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 39. Battalion 39. We're going to go with all hands, we've got a top floor job, I'll get back to you when you pull up. Battalion 4. All hands operating on box 1932, 92 Overmont Street, Stanley Avenue, Wertman Avenue, fire's on the top floor of the multiple dwelling. All hands operating box 1932, 92 Overmont.

The fire is in an eight-story apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Announcing the SIDS for a 10-75, box 1932, the address 920 Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Wortman Avenue. It's a multiple dwelling, 8-story, 100 by 4-row, class 1, no standpipe, hand stretch, 1 3⁄4, rear wing, only 7-story, 5 opps. Repeating the SIDS, 10-75, box 1932, 920 Vermont Street. Street.

Firefighters confirm a fire at a multi-unit building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:22
31 to Brooklyn. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling.

Citizen user video shows smoke rising from the roof of a nearby building.

Firefighters are responding to a report of an apartment fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Brooklyn attention, Engine 283, response phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. 283. 83, 10-4. Phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. Multiple blowing. Units in box 1932, citizen information is available, on the call.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 920 Vermont St.

Five individuals with minor injuries are being transported to a medical facility for further evaluation.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch, Brooklyn box 1932, citywide response report. Proceed. 1932, patient count remains at 5 Green Tag civilians. The ALS and BLS will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. At the end of this report, conditions are 4, 4 is remaining in medical branch. You can show me 10-8, end of report. 10-4, 10-5, all 5 Green Tags are being transported? 10-4, all 5 will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. 10-4.

Utilities to the affected apartment have been shut down, and the situation is now under control.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Box 1932, notified, utilities and gas and electric are shut down in the apartment. We also have five 10-45s, code 4, evaluated by EMS. They self-evacuated from fire apartment 7J. Secondary is a complete negative draw. We're going to go under control at this time. That's for Deputy Chief Fonamo. 10-4, under control.

The occupants had sheltered in place during the incident.

Occupants of the affected apartment have been checked and are safe.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Action 1932, apartment 7F at the Frank's, 77 Eddy. Occupants have been sheltered in place, have been checked, and are welcome. 10-4. Time of that report, 1844 hours. 30 minutes.

Firefighters report that all visible fire has been extinguished, and searches are complete.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 105 to Brooklyn. Division 105. 1932, primary is a complete negative on Fultz Stairways. They attacked stairways, stairway 8. All visible fire has been knocked, chained off. Time of that report, 1832 hours and duration of the incident is 20 minutes. Thank you for watching.

Firefighters advise they have completed searching most of the building. They advise the fire is inside a seventh floor apartment room.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 15, report live. Division 15. Box 1932, we got a fire on the 7th floor, apartment 7J of a fireproof multiple dwelling. We got water on the fire. We got primaries complete and negative on the 8th floor front wing and 7J, the fire apartment, except for the fire room of the fire apartment. We got two lines stretched, one in operation. Trucks continue to open up. We're going to remain delta at this point. We've got, um,

Firefighters are conducting searches as the continue on working to extinguish the blaze.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 58 to Brooklyn. Battalion 58. Primary searches are being conducted. Trucks are on the fire floor. Two lines stretched, one in operation, and fire is doubtful at this time. The exposures are 1 and the 3, the parking lot. 3 is the rear yard. 4 is the parking lot. 10-4, time of your report, 1824, your duration time, 11 minutes.

Firefighters are actively working to contain the fire on the top floor of the apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 39. Battalion 39. We're going to go with all hands, we've got a top floor job, I'll get back to you when you pull up. Battalion 4. All hands operating on box 1932, 92 Overmont Street, Stanley Avenue, Wertman Avenue, fire's on the top floor of the multiple dwelling. All hands operating box 1932, 92 Overmont.

The fire is in an eight-story apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Announcing the SIDS for a 10-75, box 1932, the address 920 Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Wortman Avenue. It's a multiple dwelling, 8-story, 100 by 4-row, class 1, no standpipe, hand stretch, 1 3⁄4, rear wing, only 7-story, 5 opps. Repeating the SIDS, 10-75, box 1932, 920 Vermont Street. Street.

Firefighters confirm a fire at a multi-unit building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:22
31 to Brooklyn. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling.

Citizen user video shows smoke rising from the roof of a nearby building.

Firefighters are responding to a report of an apartment fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Brooklyn attention, Engine 283, response phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. 283. 83, 10-4. Phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. Multiple blowing. Units in box 1932, citizen information is available, on the call.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 920 Vermont St.

Five individuals with minor injuries are being transported to a medical facility for further evaluation.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch, Brooklyn box 1932, citywide response report. Proceed. 1932, patient count remains at 5 Green Tag civilians. The ALS and BLS will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. At the end of this report, conditions are 4, 4 is remaining in medical branch. You can show me 10-8, end of report. 10-4, 10-5, all 5 Green Tags are being transported? 10-4, all 5 will be transported to hospital 41 shortly. 10-4.

Utilities to the affected apartment have been shut down, and the situation is now under control.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Box 1932, notified, utilities and gas and electric are shut down in the apartment. We also have five 10-45s, code 4, evaluated by EMS. They self-evacuated from fire apartment 7J. Secondary is a complete negative draw. We're going to go under control at this time. That's for Deputy Chief Fonamo. 10-4, under control.

The occupants had sheltered in place during the incident.

Occupants of the affected apartment have been checked and are safe.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Division 15 to Brooklyn. Division 15. Action 1932, apartment 7F at the Frank's, 77 Eddy. Occupants have been sheltered in place, have been checked, and are welcome. 10-4. Time of that report, 1844 hours. 30 minutes.

Firefighters report that all visible fire has been extinguished, and searches are complete.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 105 to Brooklyn. Division 105. 1932, primary is a complete negative on Fultz Stairways. They attacked stairways, stairway 8. All visible fire has been knocked, chained off. Time of that report, 1832 hours and duration of the incident is 20 minutes. Thank you for watching.

Firefighters advise they have completed searching most of the building. They advise the fire is inside a seventh floor apartment room.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Division 15, report live. Division 15. Box 1932, we got a fire on the 7th floor, apartment 7J of a fireproof multiple dwelling. We got water on the fire. We got primaries complete and negative on the 8th floor front wing and 7J, the fire apartment, except for the fire room of the fire apartment. We got two lines stretched, one in operation. Trucks continue to open up. We're going to remain delta at this point. We've got, um,

Firefighters are conducting searches as the continue on working to extinguish the blaze.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 58 to Brooklyn. Battalion 58. Primary searches are being conducted. Trucks are on the fire floor. Two lines stretched, one in operation, and fire is doubtful at this time. The exposures are 1 and the 3, the parking lot. 3 is the rear yard. 4 is the parking lot. 10-4, time of your report, 1824, your duration time, 11 minutes.

Firefighters are actively working to contain the fire on the top floor of the apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Battalion 39. Battalion 39. We're going to go with all hands, we've got a top floor job, I'll get back to you when you pull up. Battalion 4. All hands operating on box 1932, 92 Overmont Street, Stanley Avenue, Wertman Avenue, fire's on the top floor of the multiple dwelling. All hands operating box 1932, 92 Overmont.

The fire is in an eight-story apartment building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Announcing the SIDS for a 10-75, box 1932, the address 920 Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Wortman Avenue. It's a multiple dwelling, 8-story, 100 by 4-row, class 1, no standpipe, hand stretch, 1 3⁄4, rear wing, only 7-story, 5 opps. Repeating the SIDS, 10-75, box 1932, 920 Vermont Street. Street.

Firefighters confirm a fire at a multi-unit building.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:22
31 to Brooklyn. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling. 10-75, Brooklyn box 1932, 92 over Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, advising a multiple dwelling.

Citizen user video shows smoke rising from the roof of a nearby building.

Firefighters are responding to a report of an apartment fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
Brooklyn attention, Engine 283, response phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. 283. 83, 10-4. Phone alarm box 1932, 92 O, Vermont Street, Stanley Avenue to Workman Avenue, reporting a fire. Multiple blowing. Units in box 1932, citizen information is available, on the call.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 920 Vermont St.

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LastAllMindAtumRaAug 25 at 10:26 PM

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bladerunner5Aug 25 at 7:03 PM

My prayers out to the family but you got the C&C workers out her talking crap

brooklynUser2410864004Aug 25 at 6:29 PM

White smoke means water being sprayed

PerishoAug 25 at 6:24 PM

Try reading idiot

LastAllMindAtumRaAug 25 at 10:26 PM

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bladerunner5Aug 25 at 7:03 PM

My prayers out to the family but you got the C&C workers out her talking crap

brooklynUser2410864004Aug 25 at 6:29 PM

White smoke means water being sprayed

PerishoAug 25 at 6:24 PM

Try reading idiot

LastAllMindAtumRaAug 25 at 10:26 PM

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bladerunner5Aug 25 at 7:03 PM

My prayers out to the family but you got the C&C workers out her talking crap

brooklynUser2410864004Aug 25 at 6:29 PM

White smoke means water being sprayed

PerishoAug 25 at 6:24 PM

Try reading idiot

LastAllMindAtumRaAug 25 at 10:26 PM

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bladerunner5Aug 25 at 7:03 PM

My prayers out to the family but you got the C&C workers out her talking crap

brooklynUser2410864004Aug 25 at 6:29 PM

White smoke means water being sprayed

PerishoAug 25 at 6:24 PM

Try reading idiot

LastAllMindAtumRaAug 25 at 10:26 PM

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bladerunner5Aug 25 at 7:03 PM

My prayers out to the family but you got the C&C workers out her talking crap

brooklynUser2410864004Aug 25 at 6:29 PM

White smoke means water being sprayed

PerishoAug 25 at 6:24 PM

Try reading idiot

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