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Four NYPD officers in Manhattan are being praised for rescuing three elderly residents from a fire that broke out near their precinct in Chinatown. ⁠ ⁠ “I remember very specifically a guy walked up to me and said, ‘Mommy Mommy—6th floor’ and at that point I knew we had to get up there,” Banfield, a 16-year veteran officer, told Fox 5.⁠ ⁠ “We immediately looked at each other, really didn’t have any verbal communication,” Finan, a 19-year veteran of the force, told CBS News.⁠ ⁠ “At the time, there really isn’t any fear,” Sgt. Dottavio said. “It’s just like, I gotta get to work. I gotta help. I gotta do whatever I can, you know, because some people’s lives are at risk.”⁠ ⁠ “After you’re done and after you get everybody out of there, and you do see that the holidays are here, then you start thinking, ‘Wow, this could’ve been totally different,’” Rosado said.⁠ ⁠ All three residents, who initially refused medical attention, are expected to be OK. The cause of the fire is currently under inve...

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