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Buffalo firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze on West Avenue

A section of that street, at Massachusetts Avenue, was closed for some time and people were advised to avoid the area.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Five people are being assisted by the Red Cross after a two-alarm fire broke out Sunday evening on Buffalo's west side.

Crews were called out just before 5 p.m. to a 2.5-story house on West Avenue.

Buffalo Fire says the blaze appeared to start on an upper floor, and the damage was estimated at $240,000.

A section of that street, at Massachusetts Avenue, was closed for some time and people were advised to avoid the area.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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