2 NY Firefighters Die In Skyscraper Blaze
7-Alarm Fire Burns Near Ground Zero

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POSTED: 3:18 pm PDT August 18, 2007

NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg said two firefighters died of injuries suffered battling a seven-alarm blaze at the former Deutsche Bank skyscraper near Ground Zero.

New York City fire officials said the tower, left vacant since it was badly damaged during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, had flames on multiple floors.

The cause hasn't yet been determined.

Officials were pushing onlookers farther back from the building and set up a command post on the West Side Highway. Officials could be seen poring over a map of the area.

The 1.4 million-square-foot office tower was contaminated with toxic dust and debris after the World Trade Center's south tower collapsed into it. More than 700 human remains were found at the site.