Fire at De Niro's NYC apartment; no injuries

Fire at De Niro's NYC apartment; no injuries

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US actor Robert De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower De Niro arrive for the screening of "Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted" presented out of competition at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 18, 2012 in Cannes. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/GettyImages)

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by Associated Press

Associated Press

Posted on June 8, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Updated Saturday, Jun 9 at 9:58 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A fire that broke out in Robert De Niro's Manhattan apartment has been extinguished.

A Fire Department spokesman said no residents were injured in the Friday afternoon fire on Central Park West. The fire was contained within an hour, and the cause was under investigation.

A spokesman for De Niro confirmed that the actor lives in the building. The spokesman, Stan Rosenfield, said De Niro is out of the country.

Residents of the building told The New York Times the fire started in the laundry room of De Niro's apartment. The newspaper said 95-year-old actress Celeste Holm and her husband, Frank Basile, who live in the building, were in their apartment as firefighters fought to contain the flames.

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