One man was killed and 12 people were injured, one man critically, in a fire that overtook three Upper East Side apartment buildings and sent flames shooting 20 feet into the air on Thursday morning, officials said. Firefighters got the blaze under control shortly before 8 a.m. nearly six hours after it started. Residents said they were awoken by people shouting "fire" in the street and others who were pounding on doors. The blaze broke out around 3:30 a.m. and quickly overtook the upper part of the 93rd Street building. It eventually spread to the two adjoining buildings.
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