Firefighters raced to Remsen Avenue near Lenox Road and East 57th Street to put out the 2:30 a.m. fire sparked at the Remsen Deli Sunday morning. No injuries were reported.

Officials said that over 60 firefighters were needed to put out the blaze, the cause of which was still being investigated by FDNY marshals as this paper was going to press.

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